The heady days of high summer, when large swathes of the UK had reopened after long months of lockdown, and deaths relating to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland were virtually non-existent, seem a long time ago.
Northern Ireland continued to buck the UK retail trend in January as footfall in Northern Ireland continued to increase in January, but Brexit and the issue of business rates is causing concern an industry body has claimed.
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