News UK – August Bank Holiday

The Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed) has responded to the UK government’s announcement that the deposit return scheme in Scotland can only go ahead if glass bottles are excluded.

The Fed has today (May 30) welcomed the government’s announcement that it is to crackdown on vape marketing by closing a loophole that allows retailers to give free vapes to children.

The Fed is calling on the chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt and the business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch to provide independent retailers with clarity and assistance over the future of their energy bills and the government’s aims to...