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We’ve run out of cards, where can we pick some up?

If you use the contact form on this website and choose the selection "I’m a retailer/service and i need more cards", Shop Penarth will arrange where these can be picked up. In the future we will designate areas where these can be picked up with ease.

By |September 12th, 2017|Comments Off on We’ve run out of cards, where can we pick some up?

How is Shop Penarth funded?

Shop Penarth is funded by the sale of cards and a retailer registration fee which is paid yearly.

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I’m still unsure how it works!

Support your local shops and businesses to help make Penarth a vibrant place to live and work Collect your Shop Penarth card from any participating local business. It costs £2.00. Shift at least some of your spending from supermarkets, out of town retail parks and on-line retailers to your local independent shops and businesses. Enjoy [...]

By |September 7th, 2017|Comments Off on I’m still unsure how it works!

We are a town, can we copy or take parts of this scheme for our own?

Thank you for looking at our scheme. Please contact us and say hello! We'd love to talk about how you can make this work for your town but please don't lift or copy our scheme as we've worked hard to make it our own over the years.

By |September 4th, 2017|Comments Off on We are a town, can we copy or take parts of this scheme for our own?

What does this have to do with climate change?

We believe that a vibrant local economy is vital to a more sustainable future. Making sure that people can get the goods and services they need without travelling long distances by car is an important part of this. SiP is a way of helping local retailers to work together, and of rewarding shoppers for their [...]

By |August 18th, 2017|Comments Off on What does this have to do with climate change?

How is the Shop Penarth scheme funded?

All the money raised from the sale of cards goes back into the scheme. The cost of the cards, printing, publicity and the vouchers all comes from SP sales. From time to time we have specific Gwyrddio Penarth Greening events at which SP will be promoted and we are very grateful to the various SP [...]

By |August 18th, 2017|Comments Off on How is the Shop Penarth scheme funded?

How does Shop Penarth help local businesses?

Some businesses get more out of it than others – this is partly due to the nature of what they’re doing, but in most cases, those that promote the scheme, and have eye-catching offers tend to do best. And of course all the businesses benefit from the publicity that is generated through the scheme. Periodically, [...]

By |August 18th, 2017|Comments Off on How does Shop Penarth help local businesses?