Bira CEO meets with Business Minister, Knife Sales Guidelines, Increased Inflation and more...

This Months's Bira headlines:

• Inflation rates rose last week to 10.4% and Bira has said this will hurt the high street.?The rise has meant that food prices have surged to their highest rate in 45 years, along with prices of drinks, clothing, and meals out. You can read our reaction,?here.?
• Interest rates also raised last week in a double hit for retailers, and Bira has said this will 'suffocate' the high street.?This double blow means monthly bills, including mortgages, house prices, and credit cards will rise too. Full story,?here.
• BIRA will continue its fight for government support on business energy rates. We are continuing to engage with OFGEM to provide valuable insight into the industry in the non-domestic gas and electricity market. For the full story,?visit this link.

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Other news and resources:

New sentencing and fines around sales of knives from 1st April.?The Sentencing Council has published two new sentencing guidelines, which come into effect on 1st?April 2023, for sentencing retailers convicted of selling knives to children under 18.?Read more

Bira Direct is excited to announce that its Great Outdoors campaign is back?again this year.?Read more

Bira meets with Business Minister for the Department for Business and Trade??A whole range of topics was discussed, with a focus on business rates, energy costs, apprenticeships, and the impact of banks closing branches.?Read more

Farm Shop & Deli Show is back for 2023 at the NEC,?Birmingham from 24-26th April.?Read more

Parking firms have been labeled 'greedy' by Bira having found out that drivers are set to receive more than 11 million penalties in private car parks for this financial year. The billion-pound-a-year industry is putting shoppers off coming into town and city centers.?You can read the full story here.

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