Independent retailers have protested at The Times and The Sun terms cut. Hetal Patel: “Independent retailers are being financially squeezed out of the market by diminishing margins, and this is putting the availability of newspapers and home news delivery at risk.” Photograph: Supplied by the Fed. The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) says independent news retailers yesterday morning gathered outside News UK’s London headquarters, its Glasgow offices and its print plant in Knowsley, Merseyside, to protest about the newspaper publisher’s forthcoming plans to raise the cover prices on The Times and Sun and cut the retail percentage margin. The protest has been organised by the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed). “Independent retailers are operating under intense financial pressures.

Source: The Times July 10, 2025 07:44 UTC