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Bira research highlights scale of struggle for independent retailers

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Britain’s high street crisis has deepened dramatically with nearly half of independent retailers reporting sales have crashed compared to last year, according to new research that exposes the scale of the struggle facing local businesses. The figures, released by the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) – which…

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