Western International Sunday Market has been in existence since 1981 and originally stood in the site of the old Western International Wholesale Market in Hayes Road, Southall in Middlesex. In July 2008 the Wholesale Market, which opens from Monday to Saturday, moved to newly constructed premises a few hundred metres down the road and the…
More and more, British consumers are proving they support businesses that are trying to increase sustainability efforts. There’s no doubt that now, more than ever, addressing environmental concerns is part of the recipe for success in the catering business. What does this mean for streetfood traders? The increased demand for environmentally friendly packaging is a…
Following the launch of a campaign across York to tackle the trade in illegal tobacco, City of York Council successfully prosecuted its first such case on Thursday 12th February. Nicholas Pericleous (aged 68) of Seventh Avenue, York pleaded guilty to selling illegal tobacco and possession with intent to supply. He was charged £500 court costs…
Entrepreneur Galina Borsca has achieved her dream of running her own lingerie business thanks to a helping hand from Tameside Markets. The mum-of-one applied to the Council’s Trade for a Tenner scheme to have a low risk and low cost trial run of a stall on Ashton’s award winning market last September. And it proved…
The Market that works for you! As part of the successful Groupe Geraud group, the Market Village Company offer the individuality of the outdoor market arena in an ‘indoor’ environment. Market Village have successfully operated their indoor style markets across the UK for over 30 years and have been jointly associated under the successful arm…
Traders at Durham’s Market Hall have swapped their stalls for the studio, replacing the backdrop of the Victorian Hall for a ‘green screen’ to create an animated introduction to all the Market has to offer. All 55 traders located in Durham Market Hall stepped in front of the camera presenting their products to create an…
It’s a record! Ashton Indoor Market’s popular indoor sweet and confectionary stall, Suzy’s Sweets has announced record Christmas trading figures. After four years in the indoor market hall, Christmas 2014 proved to be the best yet for Suzy who has also recently introduced a ‘candy cart’ to her stall which can be hired out full…
Almost 16,000 people shopped at Widnes Market as part of the National Small Business Saturday campaign to support local independent shops and traders. – this is more than the capacity of the Select Security Stadium Napoleon Bonaparte famously called England “a nation of shopkeepers” and all over the UK, people took up the challenge and…
In a video released this month, traders at Manchester Christmas Markets have shared some key business lessons for trading in a competitive marketplace. Generating £2m in income for the local economy last year, the much-loved German Markets offer great potential to the small businesses that trade there. But with over 300 stalls packed into the…
Ashley always looked forward to the holiday season. All of it. Some might people argue the build up to Christmas is the best bit; the anticipation and expectation is usually better than a day of being uncomfortable from overeating, having a slight cold or are having to put up with a mildly irritating relative who…