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Mangal II – One independent restaurant owner’s view
The restaurant industry is well acquainted with the tumultuous effects of the recession. In particular, it is independent eateries that have borne the brunt of the general public’s unwillingness to eat...
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Is it just independent businesses which are suffering?
Independent businesses are facing many challenges. The recession has meant that non-chain shops and eateries have seen fewer customers and many are faced with the prospects of bankruptcy. Teaming the...
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London’s independent coffee shops are simply buzzing
Research has shown that London coffee drinkers are consuming more cups of coffee than ever. During the recession, you might assume that Londoners would cut back on the little luxuries which they...
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Independent businesses in Brixton
A hub for independent businesses is Brixton, where stores, cafes and restaurants have flocked to set up shop in the past few years. In 2009 Transition Town Brixton launched the Brixton Pound, a...
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Shake Shack comes to London
US burger chain Shake Shack is coming to London’s Covent Garden Market Building (you know, the main building in the square normally teeming with slow-moving tourists). Some of Shake Shack’s products on...
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The Data behind London’s Business Demographic
Over the course of the year Independent Everything has been looking at independent businesses in London and assessing how they have been affected by the recession. We have looked at bookshops, clothes...
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How Londoners can grow their own restaurants
Last summer, the British Hospitality Association introduced a campaign to help get people back into London’s shops, restaurants and theatres, which they urged Boris Johnson to support. The Olympics...
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Are independent businesses destroying Chatsworth Road?
Chatsworth Road in London’s East End, has in recent years emerged as a hot-spot for independent businesses. Listed by Time Out as being in the top five shopping destinations in London, the street in...
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Mary Queen of the High Street: The Reaction
Roman Road market. Image: Flickr user Dunc(an This evening Mary Portas returned to our screens with the first episode of her new series Mary Queen of the High Street on channel 4, where she visited...
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BRICK LANE SERIES: The Independent Video Guide to Brick Lane
In the final part of our Brick Lane Series, we have put together an independent video guide to Brick Lane. The video shows where you can find some great independent shops in the area, including vintage...
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