Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ seminar for Braid

Ballymena Town Centre Development Ltd (BTCD) Business Support Group, as part of Impact Business Week will host a “Mary Portas Guide to Retail” on Wednesday, September 28, at 6pm which will give Retailers in Ballymena the opportunity to attend a workshop delivered by South East Regional College.

Audrey Wales, Chair of the Business Support Group said: “I am delighted to host this fantastic event here at the Braid in Ballymena. The Mary Portas Guide is a hugely successful programme which can help Retailers to improve even further their retail performance. Having secured this programme for Ballymena is very pleasing.”

The event, is free, and will include a complimentary buffet is open to participants from across the Borough.

This is the second event, of its type delivered by BTCD Ltd and further events will follow in future.

Amanda Bennett, Town Centre Development Manager said “BTCD is committed to helping businesses across the Town continually develop their knowledge, skills and ideas base to ensure Ballymena is the best it can be.

“Ballymena has a superb retail offer with some very experienced Retailers operating in the town, but we should never miss the opportunity to gain new insights about our consumers, listen to new ideas or freshen up our approach. I hope to see lots of local businesses taking advantage of this opportunity”.