Industry insights and news including Bb Chief Executive Professor Chris Turner's observations, thoughts, updates and announcements can be found below.
As we move from Spring into early Summer, BIDs are becoming increasingly active. Despite the world appearing to be changing dramatically with high street closures, local elections, administration changes, and Brexit to contend with, there have been a number of great BID ballot results including successes in Milngavie and St...
VIEWWe have Easter ahead of us and a busy time for many BIDs, as their events and experiences come centre stage. It has also been busy in the policies arena, with parliament and Government activity on both the High Street and business rates. The Brexit agenda is also still naturally engaging the...
VIEWIt has been announced that Debenhams is now in the control of its lenders as part of a pre-pack administration process. The lenders are made up of High Street banks and US hedge funds including Barclays, Bank of Ireland and GoldenTree. Debenhams has 165 stores, which will initially continue...
VIEWThis Insight for March heralds the beginning of spring, and BIDs are becoming increasingly active with events, experiences, festivals and some very key strategic activities with local authorities and other stakeholders. There have been seven ballots in the last four weeks, with successes for Reading, Reading Abbey Quarter, Lanark, Visit Inverness Lochness, Royston...
VIEWToday British BIDs hosted some BID Loan Fund Support workshops. The sessions were organised to provide those considering bidding for funds with advice, support, and common mistakes to avoid in pulling together their proposals. The day offered robust insight and led to excellent feedback from our delegates. Those who travelled...
VIEWWe would like to bring to your attention some new policy issues that have emerged from the two recent House of Commons select committees and on which we are gathering evidence from members.As you will know from my last Insight, the House of Commons select committee on Housing, Communities and Local...
VIEWBy Christopher Stille, Gala Lights Managing Director This year sees Gala Lights mark a significant milestone - 25 years in the Christmas lighting industry. The company was founded in 1994 as Christmas lights were moving away from traditional sockets and bulbs product, to LED garlands, and embracing the significant energy-savings this...
VIEWWe are now entering a busy time for all of us. Ballots are starting with a vengeance and we congratulate This is Clapham for their success last week. Upcoming ballots include Reading and Reading Abbey Quarter, Visit Inverness Loch Ness, Salisbury, Royston, Gloucester Roadand Brackmills. We wish them well. The British BIDs Professional Development Day will take place in Watford...
VIEWMany of the UK’s high streets have been through a difficult few years. The perfect storm of people having less disposable income, increasing business rates, and the rise of online shopping, have created a landscape where even high-street heavyweights are closing stores and evaluating their options for continued existence...
VIEWA Happy New Year to you all and I hope your year has started with zest and enthusiasm. We are in a complex world, with the European Union outcome yet to resolve itself and thus much government business on hold and a very difficult Christmas period for some of our...
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