by Christopher Thomas | Nov 28, 2025 11:43AM | News, Uncategorized
A small bookshop owner is encouraging people to support local businesses among the mania of Black Friday. Kate Nixon, owner of Novel, an independent book shop on School Road, Sheffield, has drafted a digital manifesto to give people more options on how to shop. The...
by Kay Davidson | Nov 29, 2024 2:51PM | News
Black Friday means big business for online giants such as Amazon, but small businesses at Sheffield’s Moor Market feel like they can no longer compete. Last year Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales amounted to $170 billion dollars. They accounted for...
by Amy Britton | Nov 24, 2023 2:38PM | News
The New Hope Food Bank is holding a shop, stop, and drop event in Halfway this weekend. The event is to encourage people in the local area of Halfway and Eckington to drop off any donations they can to help out the community. Items like food and Christmas...
by Isabel Shore | Dec 2, 2022 2:59PM | News
A new study shows Black Friday profits fell in the UK by three quarters of a million pounds this year compared to last. But Sheffield shopkeepers defied the odds with many saying it was busier than expected. An assistant from the Body Shop said “We improved on...
by Alexandra Carter | Nov 26, 2022 7:28AM | News
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to overshadow the UK, sales are expected to drop by at least 20% this year with people spending an average of £85 less than last year. Recent economic uncertainties caused by increasing energy costs, inflation and post...
