A unique online trading site designed to support the High Street get back on its feet is launching today. The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling on shoppers to support their independent shops…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is helping indies recover from the pandemic with the launch of a new trading platform, Neartoo. The UK-wide platform will provide independent retailers with a new, cost-effective…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has revealed that over 85% of its traders will not be participating in the Black Friday Sales. The association, which works with over 6,000 independent…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is pleased the Government has agreed to extend its rent moratorium into March 2022. The extension follows extensive lobbying from Bira, which met with Small Business Minister…
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The boss of the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) reflects on what for many independent traders will have been the ‘worst year of their business lives’. Andrew Goodacre has been looking back…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has revealed its wish list for next week’s Budget, with an extension to business rates relief a top priority. Bira is appealing to the Chancellor of…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is backing an evocative new campaign by a group of independent fashion retailers highlighting their plight during England’s second lockdown. The owners of shops in…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is ‘delighted’ the Government has extended its protection for commercial tenants from eviction until the end of the year. Today (Wednesday, September 16), Communities Secretary…
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is highlighting the importance of this year’s Best Small Shops Competition. The 2020 competition, run by the Independent Retail Consortium (IRC), launched on Saturday and…
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An exclusive members’ survey by the British Independent Retailers Association revealed many business owners had experienced ‘better than expected’ trade following the reopening of non-essential shops. Bira’s CEO Andrew Goodacre has also…
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Brave, customer-focussed retailers who work closely with others in their community are most likely to survive in post-lockdown UK, according to the head of the British Independent Retail Association (Bira). Andrew…
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High street lenders are failing to ‘rise to the challenge’ of supporting small retail businesses during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). Andrew Goodacre, Bira’s CEO,…