Weekend: Food - Shopping That's Fair for All ; Birmingham's Reputation As a Shopping Capital has Been Further Enhanced by the Bullring and Mailbox. But, As Chief Feature Writer Paul Groves Discovers, It Is Also Becoming a Centre for Another Important Area -Ethical Shopping

Birmingham Post › March 06, 2004

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Take a wander around the Bullring and just about anything you want can be found.

From exclusive designer wear to bargain buys, the new-look heart of Birmingham's shopping streets has given the city an international profile.

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Weekend: Food - Shopping That's Fair for All ; Birmingham's Reputation As a Shopping Capital has Been Further Enhanced by the Bullring and Mailbox. But, As Chief Feature Writer Paul Groves Discovers, It Is Also Becoming a Centre for Another Important Area -Ethical Shopping

But the shops within the Bullring also offer an insight into a trend that is growing by the day.

Birmingham is fast becoming a fair trade shopping capital, where the ethical pound in your pocket goes a very long way.

In 2002, shoppers across the UK spent more than pounds 63 million at the checkout on foods with the Fairtrade mark, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this ...

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