Henry Howard Finance has welcomed news that business rates are to better reflect property prices in future – but says the move is only part of the solution for British retailers now dealing with a multitude of challenges in the current climate.
There is a popular movement to encourage us to shop locally - but is this really the best way to support our community?
At first sight it seems obvious that shopping locally will support local businesses and stores. It means that John buys from Sarah, Sarah buys from Bill, and Bill buys from John again - so the money flows in a virtuous circle.
Popular Categories
By clicking 'ACCEPT', you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyse
site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts.
For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
Manage Privacy Settings
The following Cookies are used on this Site. Users who allow all the Cookies will enjoy the best
experience and all functionality on the Site will be available to you.
You can choose to disable any of the Cookies by un-ticking the box below but if you do so your
experience with the Site is likely to be diminished.
In order to interact with this site.
To help us to measure how users interact with content and pages on the Site so we can make
things better.