To support independent retail businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak, Bira are providing UK independent retail businesses with temporary membership of the Association for three months for a nominal fee of 拢1, 拢5 or 拢10, all proceeds of which will be donated to the Rainy Day Trust. Any UK independent retailer can sign up for membership until Tuesday 30th June 2020 and that access can be used for the next three months.
In addition to all the service benefits members get, their聽Coronavirus Support Package includes:
- Employment advice: Access to an聽, including a Coronavirus risk assessment and example policy.
- Sell online:聽They’ve聽worked with their聽to聽provide three months of free聽rental to聽sell your products online whilst footfall has taken a dramatic drop.
- Quickly reduced utility bills:聽Every little聽helps聽at times like this, so Utility Options will do the hard work for you to review your utility bills and reduce costs where they can
- Quick access to our buying group:聽Order stock from 2000 brands and聽special order聽terms that would be difficult for an individual retail business to聽achieve.
- Free social media聽guidance:聽So聽you can keep engaged with your customers whilst they stay in聽their聽homes over the coming weeks and months.
- Employment advice: Access to an exclusive portal with the latest advice on Coronavirus related employment advice, including a Coronavirus risk assessment and example policy.
- A voice for your business: Access to the Membership email and phone line for you to let them聽know what your key concerns are so they聽can take them to Government