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Six billion fewer plastic bags taken home by shoppers in England and over £29 million donated to good causes thanks to 5p charge
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Strategies to revive neighbourhood shops Clearing out the louts, setting up savvy services and rallying round the community are top of a &lsquo…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
High streets across the country will be better equipped to meet the needs of their customers.
Shops in England selling non-essential goods will be able to reopen from Monday 15 June, the Business Secretary confirmed today, thanks to continuing progress in meeting our 5 tests.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) closed consumer enforcement case.
3 British companies have each won £1 million to develop innovative new technologies to address the challenges facing the UK high street.
The government has today launched a consultation on plans to give local areas the power to allow large shops to open for longer on Sundays.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The purpose of the review will be to identify what government, local authorities and businesses can do to promote the development of more prosperous…
Innovators encouraged to bid for funding to help security assurance of consumer smart devices
Town centre tax breaks and parking reform at centre of high street package.
The CMA is calling on major supermarkets to act after finding Tesco has been unlawfully stopping rivals from opening shops near its stores.
The CMA has concluded that Tesco’s purchase of Booker does not raise competition concerns.
Brandon Lewis launches a national competition to find our Great British high streets.
British shoppers took 8.5 billion single-use carrier bags from major supermarkets in 2014.
Online shoppers warned to take extra care after Border Force officers seized thousands of fake football shirts near Heathrow Airport.
Almost all households rated healthy foods as being the most important of these considerations.
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