MARKETS 4 PEOPLE

Traditional markets have played a significant role in the UK’s towns and cities for centuries but their central community role is threatened by radical changes in retail trends and public sector cuts. Our study aims to provide a new way to understand the community value which traditional markets offer.

Understanding Community Value

We are listening to market traders, operators, campaign groups and other experts from the traditional markets sector to gain insights into how community value is currently understood.

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Maximising Impact

In order to achieve real impact, researchers from the University of Leeds and the Open University are working alongside experts from NMTF and the New Economics Foundation.

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We are reviewing policy, public and academic discourse on traditional markets and interviewing policy makers and key figures within the sector.

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Follow our progress

Regular updates will be posted on our blog or you can follow us on Twitter @markets4people.

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Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, our study runs from February 2018 to August 2020. Our findings will be published on this website as the project progresses and details of our latest activities will be posted on the blog. You can also follow the project on Twitter @markets4people.

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Coronavirus recovery

Coronavirus recovery

Why local markets are key to reviving our locked down town centres Serving local needs. Chris Lawrence Travel / Shutterstock.com...

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How you can help the UK markets sector to assess the impact of COVID-19

How you can help the UK markets sector to assess the impact of COVID-19

Across the UK many of our traditional markets remain closed, whilst those which continue to provide essential goods are doing...

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Best practice for markets during the COVID-19 outbreak

Best practice for markets during the COVID-19 outbreak

Developed in collaboration with NMTF At the time of writing, in the third week of nationwide lockdown in the UK, the Markets4People...

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The Community Value of Bury’s World Famous Market

The Community Value of Bury’s World Famous Market

How can one define the particular charm of Bury market? Is it the serendipity of finding the unexpected on the...

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on July 13th, 2020