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Budget response: Independent retailers need more; Stealthy tax grabs hit small firms

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Ankorstore , the fast growing curated marketplace, has responded to the chancellor’s Autumn Statement which it believes doesn’t go far enough in attempting to “soften the blow” on independent retailers. The company’s UK general manager Tarun Gidoomal said: “Britain’s small businesses and retailers are straining under the numerous changes and challenges they’ve faced over the …

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