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Bira warns of criminals undermining legitimate retailers as trading standards ‘collapse’

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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has warned that criminals are undermining legitimate retailers as trading standards services struggle to cope. The retail body responded to a new Which? Investigation which found that 36 trading standards services reported no criminal prosecutions in the 2023-24 financial…

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