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What does Cardiff want? | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. What does Cardiff want? After delving around some of the best and brightest business ventures around Cardiff, it was time to turn the spotlight onto you. And ask what you would like to see. Weekly shopping budgets are also being slashed. Despite it being reported late last year that shoppers were overspending. In Canton and Pontcanna, which is crammed with butchers, grocers and a variety of niche outfits,a third of people asked for a ...

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In Store: Fire Island | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. In Store: Fire Island. The two-storey landmark has reopened and is thriving under the new ownership. An historic landmark building with a long history and central location had been sitting dormant for the last five years until Beatbox Bars, the weight behind Ten Feet Tall and Buffalo, decided to take it on. Auctioned off in 2008 for 700,000. And by all accounts Fire Island. Will be no exception. Highly recommend @ FireIslandCF. Specia...

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In Store: Gwdihw Sundown Christmas Market | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. In Store: Gwdihw Sundown Christmas Market. With exactly one week to go until Christmas, the rounds of shopping are becoming ever more frantic. Anticipating this, Gwdihw. Staged a special edition of their regular Sundown market, tailored for local craft-makers designing all manner of art and jewellery. DJing while simultaneously manning his t-shirt stall. Glass jewellery and alternative photography, show off their goods. The Sundown ma...

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Cardiff Shop Local week launch | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. Cardiff Shop Local week launch. A new initiative has been launched to encourage people in Cardiff to shop locally, buying only properly sourced products from independent stores in the city. Inspired by the Welsh Food Box company. Who have taken the idea off the ground. A flyer and poster campaign is expected over the next couple of weeks before the week begins in earnest from March 25 to April 1. March 6, 2013. Enter your comment here.

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In Store: Chapter Festive Fair | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. In Store: Chapter Festive Fair. From locally sourced food and drink to home-made art and decorations, small retailers often see a welcome boom in their sales in the run up to Christmas as people hit the streets in their thousands to assemble the perfect stock for Christmas Day. Charcutier Meats is a regular feature of Pop up Produce at Chapter. As new markets spring up all over Cardiff to cater for this demand, Chapter Arts Centre.

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That’s Entertainment | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. Or total digital convert? How do you collect your media? One comment on “ That’s Entertainment. December 3, 2012. Reblogged this on filmcamera999. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Follow Blog via Email. Independe...

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BBC report from South Wales high streets shows seasonal resurgence | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. BBC report from South Wales high streets shows seasonal resurgence. Keeping an eye on the fortunes of Cardiff’s shops from the considerable distance of Glasgow, how could we fail to pick up on this story? As part of a series of annual investigations into how shops in South Wales fare over the Christmas period, the BBC have focused on Cardiff. And Cowbridge as indicators of the economic revival for local businesses. In In The News.

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A Taste of the High Street | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. A Taste of the High Street. Odds are often stacked against new businesses starting up, as life spans for small independents often last less than two years. But with a little fortune and fortitude, it just might work. Taste. A little cafe on High Street, has been open for just over a year, and are keeping a keen eye on both their balance sheet and their customer base to “keep our heads above water”. Sandwiches made to spec. 8220;I thin...

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Cardiff’s bookshops under threat from Amazon | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. Cardiff’s bookshops under threat from Amazon. Waterstone’s is challenging Amazon’s online delivery service. The digital revolution has been merciless to those who fail to keep up. Record stores. And newspapers have been forced to close and artists have waged a desperate war against online piracy to protect their livelihood. As the e-reader market, dominated by Amazon’s Kindle. S halved from 10% to 5%. Paul Kane, owner of Camelot Books.

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In Store: Rules of Play | Independent Street

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Celebrating the quirky diversity of independent businesses in Cardiff. In Store: Rules of Play. The humble, homely setting invites shoppers to come inside and have a play. With Christmas hurtling towards us, there could be no better time to support small independent businesses than during the annual splurge. But three friends from Cardiff are taking a different approach, hand-picking the best and brightest of unusual and traditional games for hardcore and casual players alike. Ian said: “There are ...