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Retailing: Its Importance to the Welsh Rural
Economy
Jane Bevis
Director of Public Affairs
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BRC members
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BRC members
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BRC members
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Retail in Wales
• The retail sector generates 10% of the Gross Domestic Product of Wales compared with 7% for the UK as a whole.
• Retail employment accounts for around 10% of total Welsh employment.
• There are 8,965 retail businesses in Wales operating from 13,670 premises.
• Approximately 12 per cent of business establishments in Wales are retail, accounting for 5% of the UK total
• Cardiff is the sixth most important retail destination in the United Kingdom
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Serving Welsh Retail Markets
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Cardiff as a Retail Flagship
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Anatomy of a Welsh Consumer
• Unemployment in Wales 8.4% v 7.9% UK average
• 21.1% Welsh children in workless households cf 16.2% in NI, 15.9% in England, 15.3% in Scotland
• Median gross weekly earnings £456 v £487 in Scotland and £442 in NI
• Labour productivity 15.9% below UK average
• GVA growth Cardiff 91%, London 118%,
Belfast 99%, Birmingham 74%
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Spending power
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Vision for County and Market Towns
• A Unique Sense of Place
• Attractive Public Realm
• Planning for Success
• Safety and Security
• Accessibility
• Supportive Regulatory
and Fiscal Regimes
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Rural Services in Wales: Retail
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Rural Service in Wales: Non-retail
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Impact of Community Size
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Promoting diversification and rural quality of life
• Strong community co-operation and cohesion, established partnerships
• Established tourism destination and
developing green tourism
• Service sector opportunities, including
developing local markets for local
produce
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Promoting diversification and rural quality of life
• Diversification into non-agricultural activities• Support for micro-enterprises• Encouragement of tourism• Basic services for economy and local people, including
transport and broadband• Upgrading rural heritage• Skills and training
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Retail and rural development• Food and Drink Supply Chain is vital to Welsh economy – 230,750 employees, with a combined turnover £6.5bn
– 44% of retail employees involved• Food, Retail, Leisure and Tourism all Tier 2 sectors in WG Economic Renewal plan
– Only manufacturing given high priority focus• Retail links to both Food and Tourism
– Visitor spend on accommodation doubled when retail spend considered
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Retail Supply Chain Partnerships
Dedicated Local Sourcing Team• Dedicated local sourcing team identifying
local products, working with small suppliers. • Enlists support of regional food groups, Asda
local hub network, customers and colleagues to discover essential local brands.
• Very small local suppliers need cheap, easy and risk-free as possible business so:
– Promise to support local products to ensure they are a success
– Local vendors don’t need electronic information systems, just internet
– Reduced payment terms, easing cash flow
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Retail Supply Chain Partnerships
Working with Small Producers• M&S worked with Welsh small supplier,
Ultrapharm, to develop a range of ‘Made Without Gluten’ products.
• Ultrapharm has now built a high-specification bakery unit, with new equipment and a first class working environment.
Marc Lewis, CEO of Ultrapharm M&S has helped us enormously to achieve the high standards it requires from its suppliers. With their guidance we’ve made a huge leap forward not only in terms of capacity, but also with regards to the range of products we can make.
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Thank You