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Matalan Store Refreshes: A Prime Choice for Brand Activations and In-Store Promotions
Richard Hayden
3 min read
12th January 2026
Why Refreshed Matalan Stores Are Ideal for Brand Promotions Planning a 2026 promotional activation, brand awareness campaign, or charity initiative? Whether it’s part of Matalan internal...
Richard Hayden
3 min read
12th January 2026
Commercialisation
Matalan Store Refreshes: A Prime Choice for Brand Activations and In-Store Promotions
Why Refreshed Matalan Stores Are Ideal for Brand Promotions Planning a 2026 promotional activation, brand awareness campaign, or charity initiative? Whether it’s part of Matalan internal promotions or an external brand...
Richard Hayden
January 12, 2026
Sampling
Barilla Product Sampling at Morrisons: Cooking up a storm in 2025
At the start of 2025, we launched a product sampling campaign that quickly became one of our standout sampling moments of the year. Partnering with Link Communication, we helped bring...
Richard Hayden
January 2, 2026
Locations
How To… Guide For Booking Portal
Securing a venue with Access Point has never been easier or more convenient. Our guide will walk you through the simple steps to utilise our online booking portal. Ensure that you...
Richard Hayden
November 27, 2025
Commercialisation
How to Start a Mobile Catering Business
If you’ve got a passion for great food and are eager to begin on a new career path, starting your own mobile catering business is a fantastic idea. The industry...
Richard Hayden
September 24, 2025
Sampling
What Is Product Sampling? A Beginner’s Guide to a Powerful Marketing Strategy
If you’re launching a new product as a business, there are many marketing strategies that can be effective in allowing your customers to gather interest and resultantly drive sales. However,...
Richard Hayden
September 23, 2025
Commercialisation
Unlock Retail Growth: Your Guide to Finding & Booking RMU and Kiosk Space
Kiosks are everywhere – and for good reason. Whether you’re launching a new product, testing out a location, or simply want to get your brand in front of more people,...
Richard Hayden
Commercialisation
Beyond the Showroom: Driving Sales with Strategic Car Product Placement
As an automotive business, the traditional dealership model has long been established as being effective. However, businesses are increasingly taking advantage of the benefits of pop-up product placement as a...
Richard Hayden
September 22, 2025
Commercialisation
Costing and Pitch Considerations for Starting a Mobile Catering Business
The mobile catering business is currently thriving, with as great a demand as ever for convenient and flavoursome food. If you’re thinking of breaking into the street food scene and...
Richard Hayden
September 9, 2025
News
What Is Experiential Marketing? – A Complete Guide for Brands
To make your brand stand out with a memorable message, new and exciting methods of appealing to your customers can go a long way with your promotional efforts. While traditional...
Richard Hayden
August 19, 2025
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
How Do Shopping Centres Boost Business Through Community?
When you think of a traditional shopping centre, you may think of clothing stores, tech retailers, sports shops and maybe a couple of restaurants etc. More recently, however, shopping centres...
Richard Hayden
July 25, 2025
Retailer
March of the Pods: The Best Pop-Up Shops on the Block
There are three important words to consider when it comes to ensuring excellent customer engagement - location, location, location! This especially rings true for any business that is dependent on...
Richard Hayden
Venues
Garden Centre Product Placement
Despite our often gloomy weather, if there’s one thing the British population can’t get enough of, it’s a garden centre. Populated by families, young homeowners and retirees, garden centre promotional...
Richard Hayden
June 25, 2025
Venues
Matalan jumps on board with promotions!
Matalan jumps on board with promotions exclusively with Access Point.  We’re delighted to share some exciting news—Access Point has been appointed exclusive commercialisation partner for Matalan! This is another...
Richard Hayden
April 25, 2025
Shows and Exhibitions
Utility Warehouse ‘Power Up’ 2024
My First Time . . . . Forgettable or Unforgettable? Access Point was once again thrilled to join the Utility Warehouse ‘Power Up’ event held at Telford International Centre on April...
Richard Hayden
May 7, 2024
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
7 Great Reasons
Glossy as they may be, research proves that flashy car showrooms can no longer catch the eye of as many potential buyers as they once could. According to the numbers,...
Richard Hayden
March 1, 2024
News
National Apprenticeship Week 2024
Sales Support Administrator to Qualified Sales Professional: An Access Point Apprenticeship Success Story. National Apprenticeship Week is the perfect time to highlight the incredible journeys of individuals who have embarked on...
Richard Hayden
February 6, 2024
News
Utility Warehouse ‘Amplify’ 2023
 Access Point Embraced by The UW CommunityUW Amplify 2023 Access Point was delighted to be invited to the Utility Warehouse ‘Amplify' event at Cheltenham Racecourse on the 9th and 10th of...
Richard Hayden
October 12, 2023
News
Access Point Earns “Fair Employment Charter Status” At Aspiring Level
Access Point is delighted to announce that we have been recognised by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for its commitment to creating a fair and equitable working environment for its employees...
Richard Hayden
January 6, 2023
Commercialisation
Access Point Wins Emery Gate Brief
ACCESS POINT WINS EMERY GATE SHOPPING CENTRE, CHIPPENHAM, BRIEF Access Point has been appointed as the commercialisation partner for Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham. Situated in the centre of the town, Tesco,...
Richard Hayden
November 1, 2022
News
We are . . . 25 years
Who can remember what happened 25 years ago in 1997 – The world lost Diana, Princess of Wales, Titanic was the big film release of the year, the first Harry Potter...
Richard Hayden
February 9, 2022
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
The ‘changing’ purpose of shopping centres?
Whilst it only feels like yesterday, the pandemic is long behind us. It seems, however, that its impact on retail and the way we shop is permanent. With the cost...
Richard Hayden
January 20, 2022
News
Who would have predicted this post lockdown business problem!
When the pandemic hit and the country went into lockdown, businesses (small businesses and those in retail & hospitality in particular) had to make some hard decisions in order to...
Richard Hayden
November 18, 2021
Landlord
Do I need a ‘ground source heat pump’ … I don’t rightly know!
Do I need a ‘ground source heat pump’ . . . I don’t rightly know! The term ‘ground source heat pump’ sounds Jules Verne’esque to me … as if it was...
Richard Hayden
November 5, 2021
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
Introducing Liverpool Shopping Park
Liverpool Shopping Park appoints Access Point as commercialisation partner Introducing Liverpool Shopping Park. Liverpool Shopping Park has appointed Southport-based Access Point as their exclusive commercialisation agents. Liverpool Shopping Park is located on...
Richard Hayden
October 20, 2021
News
And it’s off to the match we go . . .
And it’s off to the match we go . . . Missing out on seeing people you love to see and doing things you like to do has been unbearable for...
John McKnight
October 5, 2021
News
All I want for Christmas is . . . something . . . please!
The UK could be facing the perfect storm, on the lead up to Christmas, created by the delayed effects of Brexit and continuing problems caused by the pandemic. Shelves have noticeably...
Richard Hayden
September 20, 2021
Commercialisation
Changing Times, Time for Change
The pandemic has changed the world so much since March 2020 and for many people, from a business perspective, changing times meant time for change. One of the greatest shifts has...
Richard Hayden
September 1, 2021
Commercialisation
Trading to Support Customers
Company: Bandido Burrito Bandido Burritos, owned by Greg Howells, is a mobile catering unit based in Swindon. When the lockdown started Greg made the decision that he needed to support his...
Richard Hayden
May 11, 2020
News
Why Creating Communities around Shopping Centres is Good Business
I recently read a great piece in Retail Week by Intu on ‘why creating communities around shopping centres is good business’. As someone who grew up in Merseyside when Kirkby,...
Richard Hayden
November 21, 2019
Commercialisation
Are Shopping Destinations Helping to Drive the Future of Car Retail?
Research suggests that female car buyers aren’t attracted to car dealerships, while younger drivers confess to finding car showrooms intimidating. As car brands start to experiment with alternatives to the...
Richard Hayden
October 29, 2019
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
The High Street: Changing Shape, Shaping Change
So, what does the perfect high street of the future look like? Well, with the consumers' ever-increasing reliance on online shopping, landlords and city councils have had to find solutions...
David Robertshaw
March 5, 2019
News
Commercialisation Partnership Recognised on National Awards Stage
Commercialisation Partnership Recognised on National Awards Stage Yogoo! alongside Greggs and JD in Revo’s Innovation category A commercialisation partnership has been shortlisted alongside national and global chains such as Greggs, JD and...
Richard Hayden
December 4, 2018
News
Access Point’s Very Own Museum
The Old Courthouse has a long history, which is something we have kept in mind ever since we moved in. When we first moved into the building our priority was creating...
Richard Hayden
May 10, 2018
