Shopping News & Updates
- 5th April 2026
Sales works best when it’s rooted in understanding, empathy and genuine intention to help. When people feel heard and not judged, they open up more, building trust and stronger relationships that lead to better long-term results.
- 27th March 2026
Harvey Norman - a multi-national retailer in furniture, bedding, appliances, and technology - will soft open its new store at The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton Coldfield next week.
An independent retailers association has welcomed the government's £319 million investment in high street revitalisation, while warning that without reform of business rates and action on overseas imports
A leading association representing independent retailers across the UK has thrown its support behind new ‘Which?’ research revealing widespread dangerous product safety failures on major online marketplaces.
A leading association representing independent retailers across the UK has thrown its support behind new ‘Which?’ research revealing widespread dangerous product safety failures on major online marketplaces.
- 4th March 2026
A leading independent retailers association has added its voice to a landmark cross-industry campaign calling for urgent reform of the business electricity market, as small retailers continue to struggle with disproportionately high energy costs.
Independent retailers across the UK are facing business rates increases of up to 15 per cent next year despite government promises of the “lowest tax rates since 1991”, a leading trade association has warned.
Shoppers and businesses in Sutton Coldfield are set to receive a boost over the festive period – with the return of a Town Council-backed transport scheme.
A town centre audit from Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield Business Improvement District (BID) has revealed a significant shift in the town centre’s business mix, with professional services now overtaking all other sectors
Sutton Coldfield has been chosen as one of 75 towns across the country to receive up to £20 million, over the next ten years, as part of the UK Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods programme.