2000 local shops are closing every year.
By 2015 there will be no more independent retailers in the UK.
This amounts to the closure of over 50,000 businesses.
The average person now travels 893 miles a year to shop for food.

The Federation of Small Businesses has launched a national petition to ‘Keep Trade Local'. Hosted on the 10 Downing Street website, the petition calls the Prime Minister to secure the future of small shops across the UK and safeguard the choice and competition that people expect in the market place.  

If you'd like to support your local shops please sign the on-line petition at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/keeptradelocal/