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Shop for small businesses shuts after low sales

Shop for small businesses shuts after low sales

Summary

A store called Yellow by Keep It Local in Telford Shopping Centre has closed due to low sales. This closure affects small businesses that sold items in the store and resulted in job losses. The store was one of several operated by the business, which will now focus on its other locations.

Key Facts

  • Yellow by Keep It Local closed its store in Telford Shopping Centre because of low sales.
  • The closure led to job losses for three employees.
  • Forty-eight small business suppliers lost a place to sell their products.
  • The store in Telford opened in September and closed a few months later.
  • The business still has stores in Stoke-on-Trent and Warrington, which are performing well.
  • Increased costs, such as higher minimum wage and insurance, impacted the store's ability to stay open.
  • Most of the Telford store's suppliers were local to the Midlands area.

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