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Retail association supports riot-hit members with emergency funding

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The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) is making available emergency grants of up to £1,000, for members whose businesses have been ravaged in riot torn cities and towns. Announcing the help, the Fed’s national president Mo Razzaq said: “We have been shocked and appalled…

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