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What kind of stall do you think would do well on Accrington Market....
I know the market is not what it used to be.... and all that:

I am thinking of maybe setting up a stall and wondering what will sell:

Cheap food used to do really well... and pound stalls: ( However we have more than enough of that in the pound shops)

So just wondering what your thoughts on what would sell are.


Magpie: :)

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Accrington Market should look to the likes of Bury and be open when the customers are there, what is wrong from a personal point of view is the market as a whole starts to shut down far to early, and some of the assistants give you that 'for gods sake dont come here look'. It's no good giving me that well we start work early excuse either, Bury Market I am informed has little or no storage facilities, and therefore foodstuffs are sold off cheap on there to clear out, thus the market is open longer and the not so well off as well as the have's can get a bargain. It is not what you market it's how you market your produce that counts, so take a leaf out of a decent market's book and apply it.

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Ironically my brother bought the stock of the toy shop in the indoor market when it closed. He opened a toy shop in Padiham but I'm not convinced it's doing that well. Everything kids want these these days are electronic and people would rather go to the chain stores for price than support a local retailer

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I thought about toys... but I don't think I could put up with ( little darlings) picking this up and that up and can I have that one.....

same goes for childrens clothing....

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Keep your money in your pocket is the best advice I would give you.
Having had experience of both Accrington and Blackburn Markets and other markets throughout the UK, you work hard for very little money.
Market Rents have gone through the roof and many traders stand and dont even take the rent there is no point delaying the agony and staying after hours to make that up.
Most market traders on outside markets do not have the facilities to take credit cards, banks are reluctant to grant this facility to traders.
Go for a less know auction site where you can list for free - Tazbar or Ebid.and try to establish yourself on those. Ebay is far too expensive.

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I think magpie is referring to improving trade on the accy market:rolleyes:

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Problem is a lot of markets have gone too far down the cheap tat route to stand any chance of reversing the process and develop better choices/quality stuff.

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I know a lot of artists and very very crafty people:eek::eek::eek:

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No really... but I can see why you thought that:;)
I set up the web site to help bring people into the town and give the traders chance to get on line for little cost.... ( that bit is doing ok)

I just want to do something part time and earn a bit of money....

I used to sell and make the dried flowers but they are long gone out of fashion....

just want a few lines that I can stick in my car and sell then go home at five....

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The new way to go would be to sell other peoples rubbish.
Car boots are all over the area (Including Accy Market)
You can buy or beg the stock much cheaper and the rents are £5 - £10 to
stand. You can finish at 3.00 pm and make more money than you ever would on Accy market.

I was thinking of your welfare in the previous post!

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Thanks Roy.....

will take on board what you are saying.... the thing I don't like about car boot sales... flea market is all the bargaining for the price of things....

I am pretty much the price you see is the price you pay:

I guess I am a shy female :o:o

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Set your price - stick to your price.
If they dont want to pay it tell them to "Sod off".
You can get away with that on a car boot.

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i remember when that toffe stall was on before they bulit this new one!
on the side it was, it was always packed out selling toffee to chocolate at cheap prices, but for some reason never came back to the new one.

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If you fancied doing food we could really do with a good delicatessen;olives,salami, pate etc ,that kind of thing. I know we have a couple of specialist cheese stalls but I reckon you could do well on the tapas side of things;maybe freshly ground coffee and specialty teas.

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I have to agree with Lindsay about the tapas,there's not enough of them available in Accy plus it would make a nice (and healthier) alternative to all these pie & kebab shops that are springing up.Bring 'em on,i love 'em:)

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I would think toy,s at this time of year with it comeing up to the holidays with the small children give it a try and let us nowe on the web.

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I just love second-hand book stalls. The only thing that gets my attention at a market.

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Plenty of books on car boot sales at little money.
Why are the towns market organizers not defending their positions.
Why are the rents so high?
Would you be prepared to give the call to supermarkets who kill of local markets?
Should we bother?

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Warrington has a somewhat dwindling market but the stalls that do most business are the sandwich stalls. There are two, both selling pre-made and made-to-order sandwiches, locally baked pies (hot and cold) and cakes.

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Proborbly too much competition from the numerous bakeries already in Accrington.

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I would like to see a good ladies' underwear stall, selling lots and lots of different coloured bras and knickers. Although VBS (visible bra straps) has been voted the 'no no' of fashion, I still think it is acceptable with the stringy tops, and if it matches then looks really pretty to me, and more and more young people are abandoning the white or black only attitude.

Have to either go to Debenhams or La Sensa in Manchester to obtain something like this, as even in M & S are rather dull.

Could be a sort of Anne Summers of the market .. without the sideline products of course .:eek:

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I'd back the delicatessen idea,the health food and sasparilla stall on Blackburn market seems to do well although its mainly folk who want pints of sasparilla!!,but coinage is coinage...
I wonder if a game (the pheasants etc type ) stall would be an idea? game is apparently lower in fat-it could attract the dieters among us? its different anyway!

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Blackburn Market has been going downhill for many years.
Rising rents and mismanagement (Too many chiefs and not enough Indians)
Butchers,Fishmongers,Greengrocers and many other good local produce retailers have gone. These people are the lifeblood of the market and when they go other traders will suffer.
Blackburn as with Darwen, Accrington, Clitheroe along with other small markets in the area are all council controlled and in the main used as a political football between the ruling councilors and the wanabees.
All these markets are supposed to earn money for the council and that is the primary objective, but,the cost of running these markets, because of interference from people who could not do a business plan for a wheelbarrow, puts the markets in decline.
Sell the franchise to a private market operator with a stipulation that market rents only rise with the cost of inflation, let the traders sell what they want. (Supermarkets do) Competition will find its own level.
I could go on but I guess you get my drift.

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that is needed in accy,not from a market though. its unhygenic birds flying around etc

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Still feel we should be concentrating on enticing a few more high street shops (like them or love 'em). I would certainly shop more in Accy if we had them. These shoppers would overspill into the market.

More like keeping our 'own' folk in and stop them from shopping in other towns, rather than attracting folk from other areas is the priority.

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Absolutely nowt to do wi the topic but i want to trell all and sundry summat.I discovered a butcher over here that can make some back bacon and wi selling the Walkers crisps over here i am on the verge of making a go at a really lucrative side line business.Demand and supply is all what its about.