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4 Mar 2024

Pop star Kate Bush has been announced as an ambassador for this year's Record Store Day, on 20 April.

4 Mar 2024

The British Book Awards has announced its shortlist for Independent Bookshop of the Year. 

4 Mar 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.

4 Mar 2024

Research by global fintech company SumUp has revealed the best cities in the UK for independent businesses.

21 Feb 2024

The latest quarterly State of the Industry survey from the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) shows that the recovery of the sector was slow and steady through 2023 and into January...

21 Feb 2024

The UK has voted for its favourite pun-based shop name, and 'Sew It Seams' - a clothing alteration store in Belfast - has been awarded the top spot. 

21 Feb 2024

Businesses in the Devon town of Ottery St Mary have praised their local council for initiatives designed to help support them and boost trade.

19 Feb 2024

A new ranking of the most popular independent coffee shops in the world has put three UK cafes in the top 10.

19 Feb 2024

Older people could be the financial shot in the arm needed for Britain’s high street, according to research commissioned by the University of Stirling. 

8 Feb 2024

The ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has celebrated the crucial role that rural shops play in thousands of communities across the UK in its 2024 Rural Shop Report.

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How Shop Local Week could benefit local bakery businesses

Posted on in Creative News

The Craft Bakers Association (CBA) represents approximately 500 bakery businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - from startups to established bakeries - supporting a total of 3,000 shops on the high street (alongside wholesale companies and specialised confectionery businesses).

Karen Dear, Director of Operations at the CBA, explains how Shop Local Week could benefit local bakery businesses:

"Shop Local Week is an excellent opportunity for local bakery businesses to highlight to customers all that is special and unique about shopping at their local high street bakery. Customers are increasingly looking for handmade, artisan products, made using locally grown or sourced ingredients and this is the high street baker's specialty. Local bakery businesses are also able to offer customers a friendly face and personal recommendations, all of which can provide a sense of normality in uncertain times.

Promoting the benefits of shopping at the local baker will not only generate business benefits for the shop itself, but as bakeries are often at the heart of the high street, it also has the power to help support the local economy and the wider industry. We encourage all bakeries to shout about everything they have to offer during Shop Local Week!"


Find out more about the CBA by visiting their website www.craftbakersassociation.co.uk.

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