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Sign petition and make retail crime a specific offence, urges Bedford shopkeeper

A Bedford shopkeeper, targeted earlier this year by masked robbers, has welcomed a petition asking the Government to make retail crime a specific offence...

Boots confirm 200 stores will close – no word on which ones yet

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), who own high street store Boots, has confirmed it has begun what they are calling a "a store optimisation process" which will impact around...

20 Debenhams stores could close in 2019 – they won’t say if Bedford’s one

Debenhams is exploring a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which could see 20 stores closures this year, adding concern that Bedford's High Street faces further uncertainty...

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