Become a Trader
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We focus on offering high-quality, specialist and locally-owned, independent retail experiences. Our small to medium-sized units provide a perfect place for new or established artisan businesses to showcase their goods or services and build a committed customer base.
With nearly 50 locally owned independent businesses already in the Markets, you’ll also benefit from a wealth of fellow trader knowledge ranging from long-running businesses to other brand-new start-ups.
In addition we have identified a variety of criteria that new tenants will need to satisfy a selection of in order to successfully trade in the Central Market or the Fish Market. The criteria include:
- Be one of the identified business types in the list above and either be, or have the potential to be, skilled and professional operators
- Complement existing uses, and / or expand the choice / offer and add to the appeal of the mix of current businesses within the Markets
- Provide additional “retail theatre” and experience
- Be dynamic and engaging with customers
- Trade extended hours, particularly if providing food and/or drink as part of our evening openings
- Be based locally or source much of your product locally
- Demonstrate good sustainability and inclusive employer credentials
- Actively and continuingly trying to improve service levels and retail presentation / delivery
- Established and proven, either as operators or for the proposed use
- Good and effective self-promoters / skilled in use of social media and other marketing tools
- Best in class status, either proven or by design and delivery of shop fit / environment
- Award winners
- Independent with limited (typically less than 10) other shops
- Supply a quality business plan and sustainable trading forecast, and have a clear marketing plan
- Help to deliver the ambitions and targets of the Strategic Review.
Download our trader enquiry form
If you think you may meet the criteria above, please complete the form and submit it to [email protected] to register your interest.