GLASGOW BUSINESS DECEMBER 2014
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
chiefexecutive@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
On a journey to the city of tomorrow
Glasgow Chamber recently held a major event looking at the future of the city centre and its contribution to the economy. In a two-day event we sought to dig deep into
the trends in technology that are shaping the future of the hearts of our cities. We sought to answer how digital technology is going to shape our behaviour as shoppers and as those seeking entertainment, and how it will shape the way we work, and where we work. The future of the city
centre is something we have particularly focused on as a Chamber since we held our first conference in 2011 related specifically to the economy of this key part of our city. We have created a City Centre Strategy Board in
Glasgow, chaired by the Leader of the City Council; we have been successful in attracting the Future Cities Demonstrator project; and, as a Chamber,
we have created the City Centre Retail Association and the Sauchiehall Street Business Improvement District. These initiatives, plus the City Council’s signing of a £1.13 billion City Deal will contribute to the development of the Glasgow city centre of the future. The Tomorrow’s City Centre event
drew together leading thinkers from the Urban Land Institute, the London-based Future Cities Catapult, the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde’s Future Cities Demonstrator Project, along with those from the private sector. Private sector speakers included those
from IBM, BT and John Lewis. About 100 business people attended the event from the
city’s retail, restaurant, property and leisure sectors. Findings and continuing questions will soon be published in a White Paper, but some of the issues raised are worth highlighting and reflecting on here.
HEAD OF EVENTS Alan Busby ~ 0141 204 8323
alan.busby@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Stuart Patrick~ 0141 204 8317
stuart.patrick@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE Richard Muir ~ 0141 204 8326
richard.muir@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS DIRECTOR Alison McRae ~ 0141 204 8339
alison.mcrae@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Elaine Rodger ~ 0141 204 8332
elaine.rodger@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGER Cathie McKay ~ 0141 204 8317
cathie.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE MANAGER Audrey Hamilton ~ 0141 204 8334
audrey.hamilton@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS Anne Marie Hughes ~ 0141 204 8325
annemarie.hughes@glasgowchamberof
commerce.com
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIP & MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS Susan McKay ~ 0141 204 8347
susan.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION Catherine Bryson ~ 0141 204 8390
cathy.bryson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS AND EMPLOYABILITY MANAGER Leona Seaton ~ 0141 204 8338
leona.seaton@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS EXECUTIVE Selina Hales ~ 0141 204 8358
selina.hales@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS EXECUTIVE Shona MacPherson ~ 0141 204 8364
shona.macpherson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS ASSISTANT Blair Stevenson ~ 0141 204 8339
blair.stevenson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE Colum Fraser ~ 0141 204 8319
colum.fraser@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR Kamilla Biskup ~ 0141 204 8331
kamilla.biskup@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Danielle Grant ~ 0141 204 8349
danielle.grant@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE ASSISTANT Liz Mason ~ 0141 204 8329
liz.mason@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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The clearest issue is the impact of e-commerce on shopping in the city centre – what will this trend mean for the future demand for retail space in Glasgow city centre? Among the most striking contributions to the event were those from delegates suggesting that there will be a much wider range of goods and services on offer in the Glasgow city centre of the future. The conclusion is that, contrary to what many
expected, while our use of the internet is growing, it is not always at the expense of the physical shop. We are likely to see more retail outlets where the shop becomes part source of entertainment, part advice centre and part product demonstrator. Could some of the units that are being freed up
by shops be used for new businesses that make goods in the back shop and sell them in the front? Another major question is whether Glasgow
can learn from other cities and bring back more living accommodation into the city centre. Glasgow currently has a quarter of the number of people living in the city centre as there are in Manchester. Discussing the night-time economy, we talked
about whether many parts of the city centre are too dominated by younger visitors at the expense of other groups. As we try to make sense of all these changing
trends and challenges for the future of our city centre, it’s helpful that the City Centre Strategy Board and the City Centre Retail Association makes an array of talent available to us to respond. We shall meet these challenges and the
business community here will continue to be at the leading edge of developing tomorrow’s city centre.
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Yasmin Akram ~ 0141 204 8330
yasmin.akram@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Lorraine Galbraith ~ 0141 204 8365
lorraine.galbraith@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Katie Anderson ~ 0141 204 8381
katie.anderson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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