At the awards ceremony today at Birmingham Council House, Oswestry Town Council was presented with a Great British Market Award 2015 as Oswestry Christmas Live won the category for Best Small Speciality Market. The Great British Market Awards are promoted by the National Association of British Market Authorities and each year nominations are invited from…
The New Watford Market is far from ordinary, it was built using 42 shipping containers. Adaptainer, the company who supplied and converted the containers used a mixture of 10ft, 20ft and 40ft boxes to create an innovative space that might inspire other markets to follow suit. Located just off Watford High Street the landmark development,…
The winners of this year’s KPR Midlink ‘Great British Market Awards’ competition, organised by Nabma, were announced at the Nabma ‘Mission for Markets’ conference at the Council House, Birmingham on 29th January. The 13 categories were: ‘Britain’s Favourite Market’ (being the result of a public on-line vote and this year saw a record breaking 110,338…
Sean Wilson will be presenting the Great British Market Awards at the sold out Mission for Markets Conference tomorrow in Birmingham. Sean is of course best known as Martin Platt from the Nation’s favourite soap Coronation Street in which he appeared for 21 years. After Sean left the street he decided to fulfil his lifelong…
I am usually never lost for words although it’s true that even the most outgoing of us sometimes lack a little bit of motivation and original ideas. When I sat down to write this month’s column my mind drew a blank, so rather than staring at an empty screen watching the cursor flash in front…
Lambeth is home to one of the most diverse and dynamic communities in the capital. At the heart of the borough resides Brixton Market; which is an internationally renowned brand as well as a much loved local amenity and a distinct backdrop for social interaction. The market’s origins can be traced back to the mid…
Due to take place from February 1 – 5 at The NEC, Birmingham, Spring Fair incorporates no less than 300,000 new product launches across 14 different market sectors: Gift; Contemporary Gift; Greetings & Gift; Children’s Gift, Toys & Gadgets; Christmas Gift, Floral & Seasonal Decoration; Gift, Home & Volume; Home; Table & Kitchen; Fashion Jewellery,…
What a great start to 2015. We had a wonderful Great British Markets Awards competition with over eighty entries in the various sections and a sold out One Day Conference to promote further consideration on Mission for Markets. This year we rebranded our market awards to follow the example of the Great British High Street…
1st-3rd February 2015, The West Hall, Olympia: Fashion, music and lifestyle collide as LondonEdge hits the capital to start their not so sweet 16th year in style. With 150 exhibitors from all round the globe, hosting over 250 collections, the alternative lifestyle trade show returns, rewired & boasting a new venue as you’ve never seen…
On 1st – 2nd March, Olympia will host the Spring edition of the Off-Price Show. The event is known for showcasing the best deals in the fashion wholesale market. Visitors to the event are trade buyers of all size who come to order ladies’, men’s and children’s fashion, accessories and footwear. Subjects relevant to all…