What's on - Make Your Mark in Retail Returns

04 January, 2010

Today The Mall Sutton Coldfield is launching its hunt once again to find the retailers of the future as part of nationwide competition, Make Your Mark in Retail.

This year, in an unprecedented move, The Mall's 19 centres are not the only ones looking for the next big thing in retail, as the UK's leading operator of community shopping centres teams up with other major national landlords including Capital Shopping Centres to extend the competition to 34 UK shopping centres.

Seeking entrants with a unique retail concept, the competition offers regional winners the chance to trade in leading shopping centres such as The Mall Sutton Coldfield. Then on the basis of their success over two weeks, one national winner is awarded a start-up package that includes six months rent-free trade, allowing them to get their business off the ground with virtually no outgoings.

Last year's winners, Terry and Janis Loran, from Toddington noticed a gap in the market for personalised merchandise for special occasions. Aged 59, Terry was made redundant and decided to enter and set up "Initially Yours" and his victory serves as evidence that it is never too late to start your own business.
His wife Janis explains: "The competition was definitely well worth entering. Provided you adopt the right attitude and are prepared to put in the effort, Make Your Mark in Retail may just make a real difference to your business and your life."

Andy Jackson, General Manager of The Mall Sutton Coldfield adds: "There really is no other competition of this sort available to budding retail entrepreneurs. With retail going through a phase of major change and unemployment at its highest for a generation, now is the perfect time to turn an idea into a career. The competition has been a great success over the past two years and is just getting better and better. All you need is that unique idea and the determination to build a dream, so we encourage the people of Sutton Coldfield to come down to The Mall to enter and make this year one they will never forget!"
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For further information please contact Chris Coleman-Brown at Aspect PR on 01225 473095 or 07730 679700

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