Retail news

• Rochdale traders and shoppers despair at loss of historic market

  22-09-2019 19:43
  Residents of the town, a trading centre since 1251, are bracing for the closure of the market next monthAlmost 800 years after Rochdale received the royal charter that made its historic market possible, traders and shoppers have expressed their dismay at the news it will soon be shut down for good.The Greater Manchester town, a trading centre since 1251, thrived for centuries as a hub for wool, cloth and cattle. But last week the local authority said the market – which is in its third loca
  
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• English councils send bailiffs to 310 firms a day, study reveals

  22-09-2019 19:23
  Figures come as chancellor is urged to ease the burden of business rates The UK chancellor is being urged to ease the burden of business rates after new figures suggested councils are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over arrears.English councils sent bailiffs to more than 69,000 companies that have struggled to pay their business rates in the year to the end of March, according to responses to a series of freedom of information requests made by the property consultancy Altus. Related: UK
  
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• Pendragon needs a leader who can provide strategic direction

  22-09-2019 12:00
  The car dealer is struggling, as its dismal interim numbers show
  
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