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Business rates suspended for independent jewellers

Business News by Stacey Hailes on 12th March 2020

Companies with a rateable value of less than £51,000 will be eligible for a tax holiday, the chancellor announced yesterday.

Boris Johnson vows to help revive the high street by slashing business rates

Business News by Stacey Hailes on 20th December 2019

The Prime Minister has pledged to cut business rates for thousands of retailers, pubs and restaurants across England and Wales

More House of Fraser stores to close, Mike Ashley warns

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 17th December 2019

Despite seeing "green shoots" of recovery, the Sports Direct boss expects the numbers of stores to be reduced in 2020.

May retail sales suffer sharpest decline on record

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 6th June 2019

Retail sales plunge at fastest pace in 24 years, prompting fears of further job losses and store closures.

BUDGET 2017: Small businesses breathe slight sigh of relief

Business News by Joe Peskett on 23rd November 2017

Press Conference For The Presentation Of The Latest Economic Survey Of The UK

Businesses across the UK, including independent retailers, have largely welcomed the news that plans to cut business rate rises have

Chancellor set to alleviate the burden of business rates in Autumn Budget

Other by Stacey Hailes on 6th November 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to scrap the planned 3.9% rise in business rates after lobbying from retail business groups. The Retail Price Index (RPI) is currently used to determine the uplift in business rates

BUDGET 2017: Rates softening for small jewellery retailers from £300m fund

Business News Retail by Joe Peskett on 9th March 2017

Ministers Attend David Cameron’s Last Cabinet Meeting

The Chancellor has announced that a £300m pot has been set aside for local councils to help small businesses face

Independents call for urgent business rates reform ahead of Budget

Business News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 7th March 2017

The British Independent Retailers Association (bira) has put forward a three-point solution to help save retailers from crippling under the

Business rates preventing international retailers from expanding into UK

International News Retail by Joe Peskett on 19th January 2017

Three quarters of international retailers said that they would expand elsewhere in preference to the UK due to a number

Warren James expansion plans hit by high business rates

Jewellery News by Stacey Hailes on 3rd January 2017

British jewellery multiple Warren James has revealed the company would have opened 50 new shops in the last five years

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