Small shops are struggling to survive because of local, regional and national government policies, together with the competition authority’s failure to deal with the aggressive policies of supermarkets. These factors have been compounded by the recession and the closure of over 100 businesses every day.
Throughout these difficult times, the Post Office has remained the hub of the local community providing essential services to
individuals and small businesses and also generating footfall for surrounding businesses. The Post Office network is essential for keeping the high street alive and for keeping trade local.
The loss of 2,500 Post Offices in the recent Network Change Programme, alongside the loss of many UK independent retailers, has far reaching socio-economic and environmental implications for the whole community.
The Keep Trade Local campaign was launched in March 2008 and has since been taken up by local communities across the UK.
View the complete Post Office Manifesto Document.
