The NFRN provides a powerful voice for independent news retailers and convenience stores in the media. See below for our latest press releases. We welcome media enquiries on all issues affecting our members in the UK and Ireland.
For all press enquiries please contact Anne Bingham, Head of Communications, on 07879 646842 or email anne@nfrn.org.uk
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NFRN in the News:
Little help for independent retailers in Chancellor’s...
Against a backdrop of the highest inflation rate for 30 years, as well as record energy and fuel costs, the Fed says Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered little or no help for independent retailers in his spring statement. The only crumbs of comfort announced for smaller...
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Independent retailers shocked at call for judicial...
Independent retailers have reacted with shock to a report of a legal challenge against the proposed introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) in Scotland next year. According to the trade magazine The Grocer, the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) is understood to...
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Business rates in England explained
Business rates are a local tax that are charged on most non-domestic properties such as shops, pubs, offices, factories, and warehouses. They must be paid if you are using a building or part of a building for non-domestic purposes. Your local council will send you a...
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A successful day at the races for The Fed
Yesterday (Wednesday, March 16), several members of the Fed team attended the Booker Trade show in Doncaster to speak to members and spread the word about the amazing work the Federations does for independent retailers. At the event held at the Doncaster racecourse,...
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Face coverings in Scotland to stay in place until April
Scotland's rules on face coverings in shops and on public transport will remain in place until April due to a rise in cases of Covid-19. All other restrictions on businesses and services such as the requirement for businesses to collect customer contact details, are...
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Making a Difference Locally to fund royally...
There are only a few days left to apply to Nisa’s Heart of the Community Awards initiative to nominate a local group, charity, or good cause to receive up to £1,000 to celebrate the historic occasion with events such as afternoon teas, garden parties and street...
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