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Category Archives: Community Co-operatives
Co-operative Tokens, Sports Direct and The Bristol Pound
A little while ago I put up the photograph above on Twitter of three Co-operative Society tokens I had found; in this case from the Pontycymmer Industrial and Co-operative Society for a large loaf and one pint and a half … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol Pound, Community Co-operatives, Cooperative Tokens, Cooperatives, Food Retailing, History, Local Currency, Local Multiplier, Localisation, Places, Retail Change, Sports Direct
Tagged Bristol Pound, Co-operatives, Consumer Cooperatives, Dividend, History, Local Currencies, Pontycymmer, Prices, Sports Direct, Tokens
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Social Spaces and Places
A number of my colleagues have at times questioned why I bother with this retail blog or engage with Twitter. They tend to view such activity as essentially pointless or potentially taking them away from their research and other activity. … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, BIDS, Community, Community Co-operatives, Community Development, Cooperatives, Development Trusts, High Streets, Places, Regeneration, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Towns, Uncategorized, USP
Tagged BIDs, Co-operatives, Cooperative Movement, High Streets, Places, Retailing, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Town Centres, towns
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Retailing in Seattle
A quarter of a century or so ago I was fortunate enough to be awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship. As part of that I ended up in Seattle and interviewed various executives and family from Nordstrom, the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Co-operatives, Customer Service, Farmers Markets, Start-ups
Tagged Nordstrom, Pike Place, REI, Retailing, Seattle, Starbucks
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Scotland’s Towns Conference 2011: Think Local – Act Local!
A November day out in Dunfermline; what could be more pleasant or stimulating? But, a day out at Scotland’s Towns Conference – oh the added value of it all. So, to the Glen Pavilion on the 16th November it was, … Continue reading
Posted in BIDS, Community Co-operatives, Government, Places, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Uncategorized
Tagged BIDs, Government, Scotland, Town Centres, towns
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