Economic spillover study

The study examines available evidence of the linkages between the Alliance SSP area of the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. The study builds on scenario modelling conducted on behalf of the Alliance SSP using input-output analysis to approximate business and consumer spending links and leakages between the two areas. Using a best-case scenario from the associated SSP study we present leakage results from the simulation

Why espresso? : Explaining changes in European coffee preferences from a production of culture perspective

Since the 1990s supposedly ‘historic’ fault lines separating coffee preferences and practices across the European continent have been broken down. The consumption of Italian-style espresso-based beverages outside the home is now widespread. Much of this is drunk in branded coffee-shop outlets, based on a format popularised in the United States. This article investigates these changes employing the culture of production perspective. It is structured in three parts. The first investigates the formation of quasi-national coffee-drinking styles in the at-home and away-from-home sectors with particular reference to Italy; the second analyses the transformation of out-of-home coffee-drinking in the UK during the 1990s; and the third examines the spread of Italian-style coffee across the European continentPeer reviewe

Café nation? Exploring the growth of the UK café industry

The UK café industry has experienced significant growth over the last decade. With over 18 800 outlets, and a turnover of £7.2 billion recorded in 2014, the industry represents an important component of the retail sector. Industry commentators forecast that the industry will continue to grow and that there will be 27 000 outlets by 2020. This article provides an overview of the UK café industry and highlights the key drivers of it's rapid growth. It explores the ways that a new economic geography is quietly made as the café industry refashions our high streets. The article culminates by presenting an illustrative typology of café types which comprise the café industry in the UK, highlighting the need for greater research into the landscape of the café industry as it develops, and the roles that café spaces play in different communities.Publisher Statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ferreira, J 2016, 'Café nation? Exploring the growth of the UK café industry' Area, vol 49, no. 1, pp. 69-76, which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/area.12285 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.<br/

Setting implementation research priorities to reduce preterm births and stillbirths at the community level.

Asha George and colleagues from the GAPPS group report the implementation research priorities to address prematurity and stillbirths at the community level that resulted from their recent expert consensus exercise