The London Produce Show & Conference 2016 offers independent grocery retailers the opportunity to learn more about the industry around them and sharpen up their fresh produce and flower supply chain. Entrance is free to the main show day, on June 9th at the Grosvenor House on Park Lane, Mayfair, where retail attendees will have…
Work is starting on the £2.7m transformation of Scarborough Market Hall. Contractors are starting preparatory work on the St Helen’s Square building ready for a complete revamp of the market. The market will remain open with current stalls available throughout the work, which is expected to be completed by December. The historic building will get…
Tuesday 10 May sees the second annual ‘Green Fingers’ market joining the Vintage and Craft Bazaar in Market Square, with a variety of gardening products on offer for shoppers to browse through. A number of gardening experts will also be in attendance, sharing helpful tips with market-goers. Amongst them will be North End Nurseries, who’ll…
An anticipated 3,000 retail and wholesale markets from 15 countries will come together to celebrate ‘Love Your Local Market’ (LYLM) throughout the month of May 2016. This global public campaign both celebrates and promotes many aspects of the life, fun and positive contribution offered by markets to their local communities and economies. Markets will celebrate…
Marketsnapp, the leading e-commerce platform for street market traders, plans to raise £200,000 of seed investment to expand its business. Following the successful launch of Marketsnapp earlier this month, the company today announces plans to raise its first round of external investment in order to grow the level of trading activity across its platform. Marketsnapp…
K.D. Davis & Sons, a family firm which dates back to 1938 at Rotherham Markets, has been named as Greengrocer of the Year at the Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2016. Following secret shop visits earlier in the year, K.D. Davis & Sons, was first named as a regional winner before landing the title of…
2016 is a big year for banknotes. A new £5 note will be issued by the Bank of England in September, and will be followed by a new £10 note in 2017 and new £20 note by 2020. The Bank of England has been issuing banknotes for over 300 years. These have evolved from handwritten paper notes…
Wolverhampton’s new-look city centre market will open for business tomorrow (Tuesday) after works were completed in Market Square on Friday. The outdoor markets have been re-invigorated and modernised, with purpose-built cabins adding to the existing stalls. The new market houses 46 licensed outdoor stalls which are enclosed by 16 colourfully branded cabins. An official launch…
Award Winning Freeman Street Market, Grimsby reduces carbon emissions by over 40%* per year since 2010 In 2009 The Enrolled Freemen of Grimsby started the plan which has led to arguably the most energy efficient Market in England, saving over 70 tonnes* of CO2 annually which is appropriate in Great Grimsby, the Renewable Capital of…
MARKET traders have turned life savers after raising money to install a defibrillator in Leyland town centre. Leyland is now a heart safe town after dedicated Leyland Market stall holders worked together to raise funds for the life-saving machine. The stall holders ran a raffle and tombola to contribute towards the cost of the defibrillator.…