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Nov 2020
Last Updated: 09/11/2020
Campaign launched to support Harrogate shops online
The BID will ask shoppers and business owners to use #ShopHarrogateOnline to spread the word on social media.
Harrogate BID has launched a campaign to support local shops as they move online in the run-up to Christmas.
The BID will ask shoppers and business owners to use #ShopHarrogateOnline to spread the word on social media.
It will encourage shoppers to avoid the likes of Amazon, which saw a big increase in sales during the first lockdown.
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The BID also has coronavirus reopening grants, which are match-funded up to £750, to support its levy payers.
Levy payers can use the money to either shift their business online or improve their existing online space.
Sara Ferguson, acting chair for Harrogate BID, said:
"Now is the time to support our home-grown businesses more than ever before. If we don’t, I fear many will never re-open their premises when eventually able to do so. Whilst many businesses have had to physically close to the public, they are still trading their goods and services online."
She added that local accountants, lawyers, estate agents and other professionals also need support.
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