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A Week of Real Deal Inspiration: Supporting Safe, Fair and Trusted Markets

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Throughout Real Deal Week 2025, NABMA has celebrated its long-standing partnership with the Real Deal Campaign for Fake-Free Markets, which began in 2008 and continues to play a vital role in supporting market integrity.

In today’s trading environment, the Real Deal is more important than ever. It helps:

  • Build shopper confidence
  • Support hardworking, law-abiding traders
  • Deter rogue traders and illicit goods
  • Protect markets as valuable community assets

Growing Momentum

This week’s activity has already inspired several markets to start the process of joining the Real Deal, while others have renewed or re-promoted their commitment.

Among them is Greenwich Market, where Market Operations Manager Rachid Ghailane has been working closely with Royal Borough of Greenwich Trading Standards. Rachid called the campaign “an important step in building a market that’s safer, stronger and truly a Real Deal.”

Why Join the Real Deal?

There is no cost to join, and participating markets gain access to a wide range of:

  • Information resources
  • Practical tools
  • Campaign branding and promotional materials

Whether your priority is to deter illegal trading or to enhance your reputation as a trusted, valued destination, the Real Deal can support your goals.

Ready to Start (or Refresh) Your Journey?

If your market hasn’t yet signed up – or you’d like to give your commitment a fresh publicity boost – now is the perfect time to act.

You can:

  • Email Real Deal Campaign Manager Patricia Lennon directly
  • Or speak to her at the NABMA Annual Conference in Stratford this September

Let’s continue working together to promote safe, fair and fake-free trading in markets across the UK.

Contact:
patricia.lennon@realdealmarkets.co.uk
www.realdealmarkets.co.uk

Real Deal Week

Real Deal 2025 – ‘Review and Renew’

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NABMA is delighted to announce a celebration of its long-standing partnership with Real Deal, featuring a week of information, case studies, and discussions from 14 to 18 July.

During the week, we hope you will join us for the events – to review your membership and, by the end of the week, renew your market’s commitment to the campaign.

Each day will showcase why Real Deal is—and has been—so important to the market industry since the National Markets Group was established in 2008 to provide a forum for a national, co-ordinated, cross-sector approach to tackling the trade in counterfeit goods at markets and car boot fairs. NABMA has been a constant and active participant in promoting Real Deal to our membership.

As a reminder, the Real Deal campaign is a cross-sector partnership initiative bringing together local authority trading standards services, market operators and traders, industry groups, and copyright and trademark owners. All are united in their commitment to tackling this problem. It is a preventative campaign focused on a national markets charter and provides guidance, information, and promotional support to market operators and trading standards to help participating markets stay fake-free.

Our week of celebration will bring together NABMA, Real Deal, and the National Markets Group for IP Protection.

During the week, we will explore:

  • What Real Deal is and who it partners with.
  • Whether you are already signed up—and if not, why your market should join the campaign.
  • Case studies of Real Deal in action.

The main event will be on Thursday 17 July, with a free online session:
“Real Deal and its Importance to Your Market and Your Community.”

We will provide an overview of Real Deal, examples of counterfeit items, how to spot fakes, information on stolen goods in markets, toy safety hazards, and more. Booking will be available via the NABMA website.

SIGN UP HERE FOR THE EVENT ON ZOOM: https://nabma.com/event/real-deal-week-review-and-renew/

At the end of the week, we simply ask:
Time to Renew?
Will you (re)sign up?

Can your market afford not to be part of this campaign to protect integrity, consumers, and community?

Join us for this week of celebration and activities—and sign up to be part of Real Deal.

Find out more about Real Deal: https://www.realdealmarkets.co.uk/

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Order & Pay Technology Built for Markets, me&u – NABMA welcomes new sponsor

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We are thrilled to welcome me&u as a new sponsor of NABMA!

me&u is a guest ordering platform built specifically for Markets & Food Halls to increase market revenue & reduce operational headaches. Customers can order items from multiple traders in a single transaction using their mobile with no app download needed.


Here’s what fellow NABMA member, Warrington Market has to say about them:
 

“me&u has helped us achieve a significant increase in revenue at Warrington Market, as well as earning our traders circa £34,000 in tips alone. They’re able to benchmark our performance against the performance of similar markets to help optimise our operations. Customers also love the intuitive nature of the platform, resulting in over 35% of our total sales. me&u have certainly had a positive impact on Warrington Market and I’d encourage anyone interested to get in touch.”

– Paul Blaney, Market Operations Manager for Warrington Market
 

me&u processes over £1B transactions annually and already works with over 20% of the Multi Vendor Operations in the UK (Food Halls & Food Markets).
 

Reach out to Jav to find out how me&u can help your market!
Click on the QR code below to try it out for yourself.
 

Email: Javana@meandu.com
Phone: +44 7399 336986