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Professionalising Markets – Retailing in the 21 st century Presented by Ken Greig: Director, Greig and Stephenson Architects

 Home shopping and the internet  Polarisation of shopping centres  “the death of our high streets”  The discounters are coming / are here!  ‘the great British leisure experience’ Good morning! The rise of independent retail and the increased consumer interest

 Home shopping and the internet  Polarisation of shopping centres  “the death of our high streets”  The discounters are coming / are here! Markets and their competition ‘the great British leisure experience’

Markets today Building on a tradition ‘as old as the hills’

What makes our markets special? People

What makes our markets special? Location

What makes our markets special? Architecture

What makes our markets special? Autonomy and the retail mix

Lessons learnt So what lessons can we learn from looking at and working with markets?

“Designing markets” Designing the ideal market – there is no formula…

Designing Markets Back of house / front of house

Food is the driver It is the key to attracting customers …

Food is the driver Fresh food sales combined with cooking

Food is the driver Street food – Trinity Kitchen, Leeds

Food is the driver Refuelling Madrid – Market research

Food is the driver Developing and adding value to the core business …

Street Markets How are they changing?

Composite markets and flexibility Creating different scales of opportunities for a wide variety of business…

The importance of infrastructure Enabling traders’ businesses

Notable Market successes Dunelm – Leicester

Notable Market successes Franco Manca & Honest Burgers - Brixton

Notable Market successes Marks and Spencer - Leeds

Space Borough Market - Before

Space Borough Market - As Developed

Space Borough Market – then and now

Space Tai Yeun, Hong Kong – Plan Analysis (Before)

Space Tai Yeun, Hong Kong - Before

Space Tai Yeun, Hong Kong – Plan Analysis (After)

Space Tai Yeun, Hong Kong – after refurbishment

Educating the customer: new skills Cookery school

Traders liaison Maximising the traders’ business

Birmingham Renewal opportunity - existing wholesale market

Birmingham Rag Market, sports centre? Indoor Market, car park?

Birmingham Masterplan

Birmingham New composite market