All The Fed (The Federation of Independent Retailers) articles
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NewsMP publishes parliamentary motion commending the Fed’s vice president
Patricia Ferguson MP has commended the work of the Fed’s new national deputy vice president, Nathalie Fullerton
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NewsIndependent retailers and more react cautiously to new falling retail crime stats
Figures released today from the Office for National Statistics have shown a small drop in levels of retail crime
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NewsThe Fed writes to PM Andy Burnham urging more support independent retailers
The Fed writes to the new Prime Minister urging reform on business rates and greater support for independent retailers
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NewsThe Fed’s national president meets Merseyside’s PCC
The Fed met with Emily Spurrell, Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside last week
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NewsKent retailers discuss parking problems and more with Sir Roger Gale MP
Sir Roger Gale MP visited Sandwich Convenience Store in Sandwich, Kent, last week
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NewsThe Fed outlines growing concern over DRS delays in Wales
The Fed president has written to Welsh Government to express the Fed’s DRS concerns
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NewsThe Fed’s National Employee of the Year meets Peterborough MP
Labour MP Andrew Pakes met with The Fed’s Employee of the Year at his Premier store last week
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NewsSmiths News appointment neither ‘surprising nor unexpected’ - the Fed
The Fed responds to Associated Newspapers appointment of Smiths as national wholesale distributor for a number of papers
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NewsIndependent retailers react with anger over deferred Telegraph profit margins
The Fed has reacted with anger at the planned deferment of profit margins for retailers after price increases
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NewsScottish government praises independent retailers and Fed role following election
Scottish economy secretary Stephen Flynn has acknowledged the key role independent retailers play in communities
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NewsFed Awards 2026 winners revealed at glittering ceremony in Birmingham
The Fed’s 2026 Award winners were announced this week in Birmingham
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NewsThe Fed writes to offer support to Scotland’s new First Minister
The Fed’s Scottish president has written to congratulate John Swinney following the SNP’s success
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NewsThe Fed meet Matt Vickers MP at Middleton St George Londis and Post Office
Fed members met with Matt Vickers MP at a County Durham store last weekend
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NewsExchange For Change reveals expanded DRS exemptions and £60m grant funding
Exchange For Change has confirmed more details surrounding the support available for independent retailers ahead of the deposit return scheme’s October 2027 launch, including enhanced exemption criteria and £60m in grant funding
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NewsThe Fed meet with MP Wes Streeting at East London store
The Fed’s Nilesh Patel met Wes Streeting MP at his Ilford store earlier this month
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NewsRetailers Vince and Fiona Malone discuss DRS with Paul Davies MS
Two senior Fed members met with a Senedd representative in Wales
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NewsThe Fed meets Liz Kendall MP in Leicester to talk retail crime
Members of the Fed met with local MP Liz Kendall at a store in Leicester last week
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NewsLeicester MP pledges her support for independent retailers
Shivani Raja pledges support to retailers suffering from rising business rates, illicit tobacco and surging crime
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NewsPut small independent retailers at the heart of your agenda, Scottish election candidates told
The Fed in Scotland has again called on all parties to put small shops at the heart of the agenda after this election
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NewsCrime & Policing Bill becomes law after Royal Assent granted
A host of new measures will now become enshrined in law to better protect stores and workers