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The Mall is the largest owner of community shopping centres in the UK.

The Mall state:

With our retailers, we aim to provide a shopping experience that is caring, dynamic and easy. We manage our shopping centres not as passive property assets but as shopping destinations that play a vital role in local communities. Our knowledge of, and commitment to, local communities strengthens our retail offer and increases relevant footfall. In this way we attract more shoppers and this approach builds sustainable, out-performing returns for our retailers and investors in The Mall Fund.

Colman's have been making fine quality mustards in Norfolk for over 180 years. To represent this long established industry in Norwich and perpetuate their traditions of making and selling only mustard products of the highest quality and value, they opened The Mustard Shop in Norwich during 1973 to commemorative the 150th anniversary of Colman's.

The shop stocks and extensive range of powder and prepared mustards, including a number of specialities made exclusively for the shop. In addition, there are a wide selection of mustard pots and spoons, together with tea towels; not to mention a broad range of Colman's memorabilia.

After almost 240 years and seven generations of family ownership, Jarrold is one of the most familiar business names in East Anglia.  It all started in 1770 as drapers and grocers in Woodbridge, Suffolk.  ths business expanded to printing in 1815.  In 1823 the family took over premises in Norwich, on the south side of which is now London Street, to sell books and stationery with printing moving from Suffolk to the same site around 1830.

In 1840, Jarrold moved to parts of the present site facing Little London Street.  The present buildings facing London Street were built in 1902 and designed by a well known local architect George Skipper, the man behind other city landmarks including the Royal Arcade and Norwich Union Marble Hall.

The retail business continued to expand through the 20th Century, with the largest step being taken in 1964 when Jarrold purchased the adjacent Corn Hall on the Exchange Street and Bedford Street frontage.  The new building opened in 1965 with enlarged book and household departments and, for the first time, ladies clothing.

Marks and Spencers are one of the UK’s leading retailers, with over 21 million people visiting our stores each week. They offer stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality foods, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally. They employ over 75,000 people in the UK and abroad, and have over 600 UK stores, plus an expanding international business.

Marks and Spencers state:

We are the number one provider of womenswear and lingerie in the UK, and are rapidly growing our market share in menswear, kidswear and home, due in part to our growing online business. Overall, our clothing and homeware sales account for 49% of our business. The other 51% of our business is in food, where we sell everything from fresh produce and groceries, to partly-prepared meals and ready meals.

Now more than ever, we’re also known for our green credentials as a result of our five-year eco plan, Plan A, which will see us, amongst other things, become carbon neutral and send no waste to landfill by 2012