*****STOP PRESS*****CONFERENCE WILL NOW BE STREAMED LIVE OVER INTERNET***** In a free half-day conference at Manchester Metropolitan University on Thursday 10th July we investigate: 1. The major forces of change that impact on the High… More
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City Branding Conference in Beijing Octo
City Branding Conference in Beijing October 2013: Deadline for abstracts 1st July 2013
50th speaker at place conference confirmed
We have just confirmed our 50th speaker at our conference next year (13th to 15th February). The response to our Call for Papers was really positive and we have reviewed over 90 submissions. We have… More
Footfall signatures research wins best paper prize
Our new £1m Innovate high street and retail project may have just started, but the research underpinning our successful bid for the £1m ‘bringing big data to small users’ project has been awarded a ‘best… More
Working together for stronger towns
On the 4th July 2016 I was invited to take part in the inaugural Oxfordshire High Streets Conference. I am saying inaugural as the delegates found the day very useful so we hope there will… More
Join us in Poland to share the latest thinking on sustainable, liveable and connected places
The 3rd Institute of Place Management Conference will be held at Poznań University of Economics (Faculty of Management) on the 6th-8th May 2015 in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, Poznań University of Economics and Stockholm… More
Journal of Place Management Development grows by 33%
The following blog summarises the JPMD’s usage. There have been 33% more article downloads this year compared with this time last year. In 2013 we had 16,835 downloads. There are over 1,500 institutional subscriptions to… More
Improving High Street Performance Through Business Support
The shopping centre, town centre and place/destination management literature argues that management can and should involve business support interventions, such as training and advice. There are some studies which have investigated business training and support… More
How business rates impact upon high street performance – the evidence
There is an ongoing talk about the re-evaluation of business rates, and several high profile reports (e.g. the Grimsey Review 2013) call for drastic measures in the business rates system before it is ‘too late’… More
Barriers to expansion on the High Street
Following on from yesterday’s review of barriers to entry and the High street, we now move on to expansion. Again we have evidence that the structure of existing locations can act as a barrier to… More