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Creating innovative strategies to revitalise the retail sector

Edited on 28/07/2025

15/09/2015 03/05/2018

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  • Action Planning Network
  • City Branding
  • Jobs and skills
  • Participation
  • Mobility

This Action Planning network created strategic plans to enhance the competitiveness of small and/or independent retail businesses, considering them a key economic driver. The project’s scope of work includes areas such as regulation, employment, urban planning, managing public spaces, mobility, cultural and creative industries and citizens participation. The multi-stakeholder approach brings together public sector, private sector, retailers and major commercial operators, consumers or cultural and creative industries.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Igualada - Spain
  • Romans - France
  • Fermo - Italy
  • Sibenik - Croatia
  • Pécs - Hungary
  • Bistrița - Romania
  • Liberec - Czech Republic
  • Hengelo - Netherlands
  • Hoogeveen - Netherlands
  • Basingstoke and Deane

Timeline

Kick-off meeting in June (Igualada). Transnational meeting in October (Sibenik).

Transnational meetings in February (Liberec), June (Pecs) and October (Romans).

Final event in April (Hoogeven).

Network Outputs

City of Igualada
Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 1, 08700 Igualada, Barcelona

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