Birmingham Mail - Tag - great western arcade

Shopping: Artistic ideas to beat hard times

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:15:00 GMT

Consumer Editor Emma McKinney discovers how a shopping mall is turning to art in a bid to beat dwindling footfalls and stop stores lying empty.

Shopping: New lease of life suits us just fine!

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:30:00 GMT

Consumer Editor EMMA McKINNEY discovers how a once failing Birmingham shopping arcade is turning around its fortunes.

Special week planned to celebrate Birmingham's independent shops

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

A CATWALK show featuring some of the latest looks created by top Birmingham designers will be held as part of a week of celebrations aimed at promoting the city’s independent shops.

Shopping: Independents face battle for survival

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:27:00 GMT

New figures have revealed almost a fifth of Birmingham’s shops lie empty as the economy battles to recover from the recession. Here, Consumer Editor Emma McKinney talks to three of the city’s 100 independent retailers about their fight for survival.

Shopping: Hopes pinned on acupuncture cure

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:11:00 GMT

LYING on the coach, my palms sweaty, I curl my toes in fearful anticipation.

Businesses call for lower rent in Great Western Arcade

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:37:00 GMT

Businesses in Birmingham’s Great Western Arcade fear the shopping centre will be empty within two years unless landlords can cut rents.

£250,000 new look for Birmingham's Great Western Arcade

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S historic Great Western Arcade has undergone a major £250,000 21st century facelift to restore one of the city’s best loved shopping centres to its former Victorian glory.

Good things come in small packages

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:37:00 GMT

AS the recession bites, small businesses are fighting for survival. EMMA McKINNEY meets traders in Birmingham city centre’s Great Western Arcade and discovers how they are desperate for support.

Birmingham arcade traders protest against aggressive baliff tactics

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM shop landlords are calling in the bailiffs to claw back cash from small independent shops that are struggling to survive the credit crunch.

£1m to make arcade great once again

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM'S historic Great Western Arcade is in line for a 21st century facelift of up to £1 million, restoring it to its Victorian glory.