Some retailers shutter stores early as sector braces for more rioting

Burnt out car in Sunderland during August 2024 riots

Some retailers bracing for further far-right violence have decided to shut stores early following a meeting with representatives from the government and the police.

Retail Week understands that the consortium held an emergency community meeting yesterday with 190 of its members as well as members of the Home Office, the Department for Business and Trade and the police.

 

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