We continue to play an important role on many city-wide working groups supporting and influencing the future of our city centre.
Through the High Streets UK group, and wider political, civic and stakeholder engagement, we have created more than 300 opportunities to influence this term.
These include the Economic Advisory Forum with the Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh Business Resilience Group with the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Strategic Implementation Group for Tourism, the Forever Edinburgh City Marketing Steering Group, as well as representing at Board level with ETAG, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, and Association of International Retail (AIR).
We have also lobbied local and national government, representing your views and needs, including the need for more support for the city centre post-Covid and reintroduction of international tax-free shopping. Additional funds were made available to specifically support footfall-driving activities for local businesses.
We continue to chair the partnership group for St Andrew Square to discuss the key issues needed to maintain it as a high-quality open space in the city centre.
If your business is a member and you would like to bring an issue to our attention, please email us at info@essentialedinburgh.co.uk.
