Halloween shocker leaves Derbyshire bakery with nearly £5,000 bill for using equipment without permission Swadlincote-based bakers The Buckley Bakehouse has had to provide a Court with a formal Undertaking to stop using bread baskets belonging to Bakers Basco to transport its products without permission. It has also been ordered to pay £4,654.17 in costs. During…
NABMA Diploma in Market Administration Markets are brilliant for learning about business The management skills gained from operating a retail market are perfect for managing other commercial portfolios. Warrington’s exiting Market Manager, Stephen Pickering, says he has noticed a lot of market managers do not realise the wealth of experience they have already obtained through…
NABMA News Last month I focused on the NABMA Annual Conference and particularly the award winners from Conference. This month I want to pick out some of the important issues that we highlighted at Conference. The Conference opened with a excellent presentation from Simon Quin, of the Institute of Place Management, who used examples from…
Understanding London’s Markets The Mayor of London has been one of the UK’s biggest supporters of retail markets, investing more than £20m into 50 market focused schemes across 18 London boroughs Markets backed by the Mayor include high-profile markets such as Chrisp Street in Tower Hamlets and Electric Avenue in Brixton. But the Mayor has…
Bilston Market is a real gem in the heart of the Black County. Along with its neighbours at Wednesfield and the city centre, Wolverhampton’s historic markets have been serving customers since the 13th Century – from 1258 to be exact when Henry III decreed a Charter for a weekly market. This bustling market plays an…
Tiverton Pannier Market Trader Completes A Family Circle by Colin Harrow The management of Tiverton Pannier Market in Devon has recently made significant strides in giving the market a higher profile in the town amongst both residents and visitors. And one of the things they have done is widen its customer appeal by bringing in a…
Mayor joins Eddy Grant to light up Electric Avenue The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and music legend Eddy Grant were guests of honour at celebrations to mark the refurbishment of Brixton’s Electric Avenue today (Monday 17th October 2016). Electric Avenue, so called because it was the first street in the UK to be lit…
Town and Country Markets Cornish Market World – The cream of Cornwall Cornish Market World celebrates its 25th birthday in November and the successful Cornish indoor market complex is undergoing quite a facelift. Based in St Austell, the biggest growth town in Cornwall, just a short distance from the Eden Project and a few miles from where the popular TV series Poldark is…
Parkhead Market Village The new look revealed It’s a year since I last visited Parkhead Market Village in Glasgow and major renovation works were in place. These are now completed and I went to see the results. Situated inside the Forge Shopping Centre, The Market Village Parkhead is managed by Neil Gillespie who has been at the…
Errol Sunday Market. A touch of Vintage in a modern environment. Errol Sunday Market is considered to be ‘Scotland’s biggest Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale.’ It has so much more to offer and last year they completed the second phase of their indoor market. Kirsty Flatt went to look at their improvements. Fortunately my…