tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post589503070248067767..comments2024-03-28T14:08:34.141+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Rotherham's Makers Emporium under reviewTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-75655981404161370252020-07-03T12:46:10.175+01:002020-07-03T12:46:10.175+01:00If there was demand and people wanted to use it th...If there was demand and people wanted to use it then it wouldn't need propping up by grants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-20128277392957242722020-07-03T08:39:38.636+01:002020-07-03T08:39:38.636+01:00The Makers Emporium is one of my favourite places ...The Makers Emporium is one of my favourite places in town, a great reminder of what shopping in Rotherham used to be like and hopefully a sign of what's to come with the new development on Forge Island. <br /><br />Makers Emporium retailers most likely have a presense on Ebay and Etsy already but that can't replace the bricks and mortar shopping experience that will be lost forever if we're not careful. <br /><br />A strategy that supports these retailers by blending the high street experience with a Rotherham digital marketplace may help. Similar to Etsy but it would keep the Rotherham pound in the borough and reduce courier miles for order fulfilment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-17258321154482283352020-07-02T15:54:03.874+01:002020-07-02T15:54:03.874+01:00It only survived due to the grant, in the real wor...It only survived due to the grant, in the real world it wouldn't survive without a grant now or then. The excuses of the internet, location and and Parkgate are all factors that were in place when it opened. This sort of business only works from people homes as a hobby selling on Ebay, Etsy etc..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com