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Co-op Wholesale partners amplify urgent call for business rates reform

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Independent retailers across the UK are calling on government to extend business rates relief in the Autumn Budget, warning that thousands of high street shops could be at risk without urgent action. Five Co-op Wholesale partners – Bradley’s Supermarket in Leicester, Freshfields Market and Nisa…

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