APRIL TRADE NEWS Retailers seeing shifting consumer behaviour More empty shops in Edinburgh's Old Town Culture capital status boosting Liverpool retail Retailers 'need more help from government' Bath retailers to target 'affluent women' Birmingham Wholesale Markets to move Nottingham shops banned from using A-boards Trader convicted for selling fake goods from trusted wholesaler OFT warned on newspaper distribution rules Scottish retail sales picking up Ebay fraudster ordered to repay £100,000 Welsh urged to cut down on single use carriers Wholesalers looking for insight from retailers Rural retail initiative to help traders in N.Ireland Hampshire traders fearful of supermarket plans Retail sales surge during sunny April Wholesalers affected by late payments Online retailers 'must convince shoppers of internet benefits' Strongest monthly UK footfall rise in five years Retailers urged to turn to eBay to-sell stock Retailers fight plans for Watford Tesco Express Local retail opinions mixed in Leicester More than one British newsagent closing a day European visitors to The Wholesaler please click here Trade News Archive 2009  January   February   March   April   May Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 26th May 2009 Birmingham Wholesale Markets to move across city Birmingham City Council has agreed to proposals to move its Wholesale Markets from Digbeth to Witton. The market, which is one of the largest of its kind in the country, employs over 1,000 people and its origins can be traced back to 1816. However, the site has become untenable for the number of wholesalers it houses and it is feared that a failure to relocate will lead to significant job losses. It will be moved three miles to a ready-made site called The Hub, which has been developed by property company Pruprim. William Rooke, development manager at the firm, said: "The Birmingham Wholesale Markets is currently the largest 'composite' wholesale market in the UK." He suggested that the move will act as a "catalyst" for economic and environmental regeneration. Earlier this month, the Caci Retail Footprint 2009 highlighted Birmingham as the second most popular venue for UK retail after London, the Birmingham Mail reported. Its index suggested that more than £2 billion had been spent in the city's shops over the past 12 months. (c) 2009 Comment on this news story   Trade News Archive 2008  December   November   October   September August   July   June   May   April   March   February   January