A retailer in Durham Market Hall has expanded his business for the second time, since its launch three years ago. Metin Koyuncu, who owns How Bazaar!!, sells Turkish mosaic lamps and other authentic Turkish gifts.  In recent weeks, he has expanded his business nearly doubling the retail space. Metin commented: “I grew up in Turkey,…

Earlier this month Harborough Market joined the crème de la crème of Leicester’s business community at a lavish ceremony, where their exceptional accomplishments in turning the market into a thriving community location being acknowledge. Market Place was thrilled to collect their third award in less than a year, winning ‘Retail Business of the Year’ for…

New business opportunities available as the iconic British Red Phone Boxes go up for sale all with A1 planning consent. Prime Retail Outlets available in Plymouth, Stockport, Southport, Preston, Leeds and Edinburgh all with A1 planning consent. A rare opportunity to acquire an iconic Red Phone box within various prime locations in the heart of Britain’s…

What’s your dream job? Well mine, for the past 5 years or so, has been to run my own record store. When I made the move to London from Brighton in 2011, it didn’t take me long to notice there wasn’t a local record store near me in East London that seemed to offer what…

Kensington’s Olympia was home for February’s S/S 15 and now, the only tradeshow on the planet powerfully representing authentic subculture fashion, announces their September return to Islington’s Business Design Centre. Running from 6th-8th September, LondonEdge attracts buyers from all over the world to the capital of alternative style and culture. Immediately surrounded by London’s premier…

Original farmers’ Markets were viewed in the early days as a saviour for many small family farming businesses who had been suffering from a decade long recession in farming and were a chance for a farmer to get close to the customer and cut out costs and the middle men. For many traditional markets they…

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…

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…

City of York Council is reminding local food businesses that they need to act in line with new rules that came into play this month which affect the way they provide allergen information. From 13 December 2014 all food businesses have to verbally explain or signpost allergenic information for the food they sell or provide.…

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…