The impact of the cost of living crisis on Britain's businesses has been revealed with a dramatic rise in the number of companies going bust. Read the report from GregMilamSky 👇
The impact of the cost of living crisis on Britain's businesses has been revealed with a dramatic rise in the number of companies going bust.
And the shuttered shops in the city of Bradford are revealing of how the fear that businesses may not survive this crisis is now becoming a reality with shoppers staying away. "People come in and chat but more often than not they'll say 'I'm sorry, I'm skint, I can't afford to buy anything'", said owner Laura Wigglesworth.
"It is literally always on my mind, the cost of fuel, how many times I can boil the kettle in a day," she said.
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