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February 2023 – New piece for The Conversation on online retailing (see commentaries tab)
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April 2022 -new journal article published (Journal Articles page) on Twenty-One Years of Going Shopping and Marketing History
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- London's Welsh Dairies: The Welsh Milk Trade
- Grocery Market Shares in Great Britain (GB) 1997-2022
- Discount Food Stores in the UK: Kwik Save and Shoprite
- Place Based Loyalty
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Tag Archives: Festivals
The Big Show (Y Sioe Fawr)
A few weeks ago I attended the Royal Welsh Show (Y Sioe Fawr) at Llanelwedd/Builth Wells. For a number of years I have been to the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston and have always thought it to be a large … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers Markets, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Food Quality, Food Retailing, Markets, Producers, Rates, Retail Economy, Retailers, Rural, Sustainability, Tax
Tagged Festivals, Food, Food Culture, Lampeter, Ludlow, Rates, Retail, Royal Welsh Show, Specialist retailers
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Lampeter Food Festival
As I noted in my last post, I was based down in Wales for personal reasons for much of July. It did however allow me to return to Lampeter, the small West Walian town where I spent almost four years … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Food, Food Retailing, High Streets, organic, Retail Economy, Rural, Town Centres
Tagged Festivals, Food, Food retailing, High Streets, Lampeter, Market Towns, Retail Change, Rural, Town Centres, Transition
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“Whose Town is it Anyway?” Reflections on Scotland’s Towns Conference
Take one minister (no, not of the Co-operative Methodist type), a couple of passionate key note presenters and well over 100 people mainly from across Scotland, wanting, willing and able to share their town stories and opportunities and you get … Continue reading
Festival Time – a weekend to die for?
Edinburgh in August is always a busy place, and this year, despite the recession and general malaise brought on by the weather (certainly in Scotland) and post-Olympic blues, is no exception. The driving force for this is the string of … Continue reading