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Page Updates
23.05.2012 Livingston presentation on the Role of Retailing in the Modern Scottish Economy available for download (see downloads)
18.05.2012 new journal article by Jonathan Elms and Christoph Teller added
May 2012 Press Commentary Updated (Leigh Sparks and Paul Freathy)
1.5.2012 New article by Anne Findlay and Leigh Sparks added
6.03.2012 Journal Article wins Highly Commended Prize for 2011 (see Journal Articles Page)
28.02.2012 Details of the High Street Exhibition and Seminar (including online presence) updated in 22nd February post on truth and Reconciliation Committees
26.9.2011 New article by Steve Burt added
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Scottish High Street
Looking for something to do over the break? Anywhere near Glasgow? The why not pop in to The Lighthouse on Mitchell Lane off Buchanan Street? The Lighthouse is one of the only centres in the world that is equally dedicated … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Change, Design, Heritage, High Streets, Scotland's Town and High Streets
Tagged Exhibition, High Strret, Scotland
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Portas! Part Deux
Well it beat Christmas shopping. I spent part of last week reading the full version of the Mary Portas Review, rather than simply the 28 recommendations and press coverage. In my quick comment I wondered if there was much “meat” … Continue reading
Posted in Government, High Streets, Mary Portas, Regulation, Retail Policy, Town Centres
Tagged Government, High Streets, Mary Portas, Town Centres
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Mary Mary, Quite … …
So, where were you on the day the high street was saved? With just the merest hint of irony, I was in a shopping centre for much of the day. But a shopping centre with fully integrated public transport links … Continue reading
Posted in Car Parking, Consumer Change, Government, High Streets, Independents, Mary Portas, Places, Red Tape, Regulation, Town Centres, Uncategorized
Tagged BIDs, Government, High Streets, Mary Portas, Town Centres
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Retail – A British Success Story
Even as a Professor of Retail Studies, I still get disparaging comments from academic colleagues in ‘proper’ subjects and from journalists and others – retailing isn’t that significant they say, and how can you possibly study it, given it’s so … Continue reading
Posted in BRC, Government, Regulation, Retail Economy, Retail Policy
Tagged BRC, Economy, Retailing, Society, Value
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Sainsbury’s Sans Serif and Style
Growing up all those decades ago in South Wales, Sainsbury’s was not exactly the local shop. When I went to university and encountered Sainsbury I was unimpressed, finding it sterile compared to my previous experiences. Maybe it was an old, … Continue reading
Posted in Brands, Consumer Change, Design, Food Retailing, Sainsbury
Tagged 1960s, Design Studio, Food retailing, Own Label, Retail Brand, Sainsbury
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