A woman in Newcastle upon Tyne, Katherine Vero, has come up with the idea of Slow Shopping, and persuaded her local Sainsbury's supermarket to trial it. Designed to make shopping easier and more enjoyable for people with dementia or problems with mobility, Tuesday lunchtimes see the Gosforth store transformed with extra chairs and assistants to help with shopping. More details to be found here
And staying with shopping, we have had a recent flurry of enquiries about VAT exemption for disability products, so this is probably a good moment for a reminder about the rules. Essentially, if you are disabled, you can buy certain products free from VAT. The goods have to be for your own personal use, and they need to be designed solely for use by disabled people. Full details and blank claim forms can be found here
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