In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote “recent emphasis on entrepreneurs and innovation as sources of economic growth has led to the renewed recognition of city centers”, thereby positioning centres as locations for entrepreneurship and innovation. However,… More
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Diversity on the High Street
We found 26 studies that investigated retail diversity. This measures the variety of comparison goods outlets. Many studies identify the importance of ‘tenant mix’ (e.g. Teller & Schnedlitz, 2012). “From the literature there is an… More
Back to basics: toilets, baby change facilities and the High Street
Continuing our review of factors that may influence town centre vitality and viability, we were asked to investigate the importance of toilets and baby-changing facilities by our partner towns. There are a few sporadic comments… More
High Streets and their ability to change
As part of our High Street UK 2020 project we have asked our town partners to identify factors that influence the success of their retail centres, which they want to understand more about. Over the… More
Place marketing and sustainable places
Recently, Piccadilly Gardens was voted Manchester’s worst attraction on Tripadvisor. The designers of Piccadilly Gardens, Arup, say “Piccadilly Gardens transforms Manchester’s central park from a problem area into an effective public space”. On the other… More
Place Marketing Forum – 14th and 15th October
2 days for discovering and exchanging the best place marketing practiced worldwide The Place Marketing Forum is an international conference hosted every year by the Regional Attractiveness & Place Marketing Chair. The aim of this… More
Manchester welcomes the visitor £
Against a back-drop of rather bleak news in the job and property markets, ‘business tourism’ is a beacon of hope – conferences and business events generate £822 million for Greater Manchester’s economy, attracting over 5 million… More
The Teenage Market
Brothers Tom and Joe Barrett created the Teenage Market in Stockport to give entrepreneurs and performers a chance to share their products and skills with consumers. In their first market 70 young people ‘produced’ the… More
IPM’s Place Bulletin is now out. 6 arti
IPM’s Place Bulletin is now out. 6 articles and latest news on conferences and journal. http://ow.ly/mvpKQ
Special Issue of Journal of Place Management and Development
Volume 6 Issue 1 is now available on early cite. This is the Special Issue: The Business of Place: Critical, Practical and Pragmatic Perspective that contains selected papers from the 3rd International Place Branding and… More