11 Apr The Stronger Town Fund launches in the UK
The government has launched a UK fund in an attempt to boost struggling towns. The £1.6bn ‘Stronger Towns Fund’ is due to be allocated using a needs-based formula, which communities...
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Our founder, Diane Cunningham, discusses issues affecting high streets, markets, town centres and small businesses. We love exploring new places and revisiting old ones to see the changes.
Here you can find interviews with clients and colleagues, events and research. There may also be observations from what we have learnt on projects and when out and about.
24 Mar Can Mike Ashley save the high street?
Mike Ashley, CEO of Sports Direct has been making headlines recently, with his recent purchases and bids or interest in for high street retail stores: House of Fraser, Debenhams and...
03 Feb Routes to employment via markets
Trading Post is a market trading programme that provides support and a pop-up market stall for new businesses in Redbridge to test their idea or sell their product. A new...
28 Nov Building a marketing programme to increase footfall
Garstang is an historic market town located between Lancaster and Preston in Lancashire. The town has a strong sense of community and is relatively affluent. A well populated high street...