Tag: Mary Portas



Ex Wickes Boss Steps into High Street Fray

Posted on 19 June, 2013 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

Bill Grimsey, the former Chief Executive of Wickes, has put together a small team of experts to help combat the decline of the high street. Mary Portas was drafted in by the Government for this role, but he feels an alternative review of the high street is... Read More

Portas Pilots Struggling to Make Positive Impact

Posted on 31 May, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

It has been a year since Queen of Shops Mary Portas was asked for her suggestions to turn around the poor performance of the nation’s town centres. Following Ms Portas’ review, 12 towns across the country were awarded the status of “Portas Pilot... Read More

Portas Joins Battle of Primrose Hill

Posted on 3 December, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News

Last month we reported that celebrities including Sadie Frost and Sam Taylor-Wood are backing a campaign against beauty chain Space NK opening a branch in Primrose Hill. The opposition stems from a desire to protect independent retailers by keeping the area... Read More

More Government Cash for High Streets

Posted on 2 September, 2012 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps is urging MPs, representing towns that missed out in the Portas Pilot competition, to apply for a share of a multi-million pound fund to improve their high streets.... Read More

Towns Bid for £100,000 to Revitalise their High Street Commercial Properties

Posted on 9 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Towns across the country have got their applications submitted in the hope of becoming Portas Pilots.... Read More

Staffordshire Town Bids for Portas Commercial Property Rejuvenation

Posted on 3 April, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

The Government has announced that it has accepted the bulk of the recommendations contained in the Portas Review and will give its full support to ensure their implementation.... Read More

Mary Portas Launches Competition to Boost UK Commercial Property High Streets

Posted on 12 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The Government has launched a £1m competition to aid struggling towns and cities across England turnaround dwindling high streets.... Read More

Mary Portas Calls for Action to Inject Dynamism into High Street Commercial Property

Posted on 16 December, 2011 by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The first thing Mary Portas discovered when she was asked to conduct an independent review of the decline of the UK high street was that several had already been published.... Read More