01 Apr Reopening street markets, all over again!
Last year, when it looked like Covid-19 lockdowns were a thing of the past, we interviewed Damian Patchell, Markets Manager for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets as he prepared to...
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Our founder, Diane Cunningham, discusses issues affecting high streets, markets, town centres and small businesses. We love exploring new places and revisiting old ones to see the changes.
Here, you can find interviews with clients and colleagues, events and research, alongside observations from what we have learnt on projects and when out and about.
03 Mar Events on at The London Society this spring!
This month we've curated a series of events with Roland Karthaus of Matter Architecture for The London SocietyDiane, our director is a Trustee at The Society whose mission is to...
14 Jan How can seaside towns be reimagined as business locations?
Back in January 2019, our director, Diane embarked on an MSc in Place Management and Leadership with the Institute of Place Management based at Manchester Metropolitan University.Diane has now reached the...
03 Dec People-centric places – starting with the end user
PLACE is the new placemaking Virtual Property event for property leaders. We tuned in for the launch event and you can read a summary of the keynote below.This thought-provoking session...
17 Nov Encouraging customers to shop local
England’s first lockdown saw most high streets and town centre’s physical stores close, which resulted in a huge increase in online shopping. Whilst lockdown 2 is lighter, there are still...
05 Oct Central versus local high street recovery
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in Business Engagement, Marketing & Comms, Retail & Markets, Town Centres & High Streets
As a trustee at The London Society, we hosted a panel discussion last week on London’s high streets. We know that the lockdown has affected current patterns of working, shopping and eating...