Risk Assessment

Bira opposed to proposed relaxation of Sunday trading laws

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has expressed concern for proposed relaxation of Sunday trading laws. Under plans being suggested by the government, England could suspend Sunday trading laws for a year in a bid to boost the economy. However, Bira, who has added its support to the ‘Keep Sunday…

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Bira welcomes business rates revaluation postponement in Wales

The British Retailers Association (Bira) has welcomed the decision by the Welsh government to delay the revaluation of business rates.  The announcement follows a similar ruling made in England on 6 May, which resulted in the government scrapping a bill to reevaluate business rates in 2021. The decision to postpone…

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Bira creates five-step guide to help independent retailers open again

The British Independent Retailers Association has created a five-step guide to help independent retailers open again with confidence later this month. The five-step guide to a Covid-secure reopening takes members through what they need to do to be safe and compliant ahead of reopening on 15 June . It also…

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Non-essential retailers set to open in June

Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres across England are set to reopen next month once they are “Covid-19 secure” and can show customers will be kept safe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. All non-essential retailers including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books, and electronics,…

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Everledger launches new Diamond Risk Platform with the DDL

Global insurers Everledger has announced the collaborative launch of the Diamond Risk Platform with the Diamond Durability Laboratory (DDL), which looks to ‘shift the risk assessment reporting of diamond damage into an innovative realm’. An industry-first, with development commencing in 2016 and completed in Q1 2018, the Diamond Risk Platform…

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