Shopping News & Updates
A leading independent retailers association has backed the government's move to hold online marketplaces to the same high standards as high street shops, following Royal Assent of the Product Regulation and Metrology Act.
July is officially Buy Local Month – the perfect time to celebrate and support independent businesses in the Walsall area.
A town centre audit from Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield Business Improvement District (BID) has revealed a significant shift in the town centre’s business landscape - with professional services now overtaking all other sectors.
Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield BID is on the lookout for the next generation of entrepreneurial talent as it launches its first ‘Young Traders Market’.
- 14th March 2025
Towns and cities across Britain are already witnessing a wave of closures as independent businesses shut their doors ahead of April's triple tax burden, the UK's leading retail body has warned.
A multinational retailer of furniture, bedding, technology and electrical appliances has chosen The Gracechurch Centre in Sutton Coldfield as the location for a new store and dedicated UK headquarters.
A national retail body has expressed concern over the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index for February 2025.
A national retail body has expressed concern over the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index for February 2025.
- 31st January 2025
A leading retail body has voiced serious concerns over the future of Britain's high streets following news that WHSmith is in talks to sell all 500 of its UK high street stores.
- 30th January 2025
Enabling works are gathering pace on Bilston Outdoor Market redevelopment ahead of full construction starting in Spring.