A new platform Newspage has launched, giving independent retailers free publicity in local and national media. Newspage has evolved out of The Great British Bounce Back, which was launched by PR agency, Rhizome Media Group, during the first national lockdown to help small businesses that would never be able to afford a traditional PR agency have their voices heard and stories told. The platform enables retail businesses to create their own publicly visible and fully branded media centre. 

Dominic Hiatt, founder, Newspage, has commented: “With Newspage, we want to give small and independent UK retailers, which have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, the chance to have potentially important exposure in the media for free. Since the pandemic began, we’ve had small independents on the BBC, in almost all national newspapers, and in countless local newspapers and websites. It’s important that small retailers remain visible and we intend to ensure they do throughout 2021 and beyond.”