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Markets Sector signs up
Thursday 17 July 2008
The Retail Markets Alliance was officially formed this week with a signing of the constitution between The National Association of British Market Authorities, The National Market Traders’ Federation, The Association of Town Centre Management and The National Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association.
The purpose of the RMA is to provide an association made up of organisations who have an important role to play in the markets industry in the United Kingdom. The RMA has set itself a range of different tasks and these include:
- Raising awareness of the contribution made by markets to the trading sector.
- The raising of standards in all aspects of market operations and to encourage investment in market infrastructure.
- Ensuring markets play a pivotal role in the town centre activities and serve as an attraction to shoppers/tourists.
- Development of employment opportunities in markets, particularly to encourage young people to pursue careers in market trading.
- Raising awareness of healthy eating and the contribution made by markets to health initiatives.
- Keeping legislation relating to markets under regular review and pressing for updating of markets franchise law and the law relating to street trading.
- Working with partner organisations to ensure that wherever possible the markets industry remains a united front to Government and the other relevant Agencies on issues affecting markets.
Picture at the signing in the House of Commons are Ann Coffey, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Markets, Graham Wilson, Chief Executive, NABMA, Councillor Paul Westley, Retail Forum, NABMA, Simon Quin, Chief Executive, ATCM and Joe Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, NMTF.
NABMA Chief Executive, Graham Wilson, welcomed the establishment of the RMA and said “this is an important day for the markets industry because Government and other Agencies need the market industry to speak with one voice on important issues and the RMA will enable us to do this in an effective way. A Business Plan has been prepared highlighting priorities that will need to be addressed in the next 2/3 years and the creation of the RMA is another exciting opportunity for NABMA to work with partner organisations to enhance the profile of markets in a number of important ways.”
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