A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Regione Lombardia AlpCity Local Project - case studies 2005 May 9th - 10th Projet Meeting in Grainau (Germany) Maria Luisa Dagnino A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Experiments for retail trade support in small cities in the mountains (in the Province of Brescia ) Experiment for the integration of trade and handicrafts in a small town and bordering towns and villages (in the Province of Sondrio ) General aim (in WP 5 Economic Development): Contribute to economic development and quality of lifein the mountain areas, mountain districts and small border towns A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea The plan of work of each case studies has six work phases: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) the research of the most adapted town and hamlets the involve of the stakeholders the analysis treatment the presentation and the discussions of best practices set up a strategy set up specific instruments as conventions, achieving, project business plan etc A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Town Hall of Dazio and bordering towns and villages (Sondrio Province) Experiments in innovation for trade and handicraft integration in disadvantaged mountain areas A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Experiment in integration of the trade and the handicraft Goals: • Create commercial networks in relation to tourism in order to support local production (to rivitalize commerce in typical local goods in those towns near the most important tourist routes) – Giving real support to mountain economies in relation to artistic and cultural production – Providing concrete support to the entreprneurial initiatives to save local traditions 5/10 Arch. Marialuisa Dagnino A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Experiment in integration of the trade and the handicraft Actions: • Open “sales points” • Train interested operators (artists, PMI,social enterprises, institutions) 6/10 Arch. Marialuisa Dagnino A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Some Valcamonica and Valvestino Municipalities (Brescia Province) Experiments for retail trade support in small mountain cities A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Experiments for retail trade support in small mountain cities Goals: • Improuve quality of life in small mountain towns: – to evalue the social dimensions of commercial activities – to guarantee appropriate levels of commercial service – To revitalise town centres and make them more attractive to tourists 8/10 Arch. Marialuisa Dagnino A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Experiments for retail trade support in small mountain cities Actions: • open multi service shops • promote cooperation with the medium-large distribution operators • set up good practices 9/10 Arch. Marialuisa Dagnino A.D.I.E. Agenzia d’Informazione Europea Best practices : 1) Adaptation of multi service shop (Germany) 2) Diversification of a multi service shop (Finland) 3) Wholesalers’ grouping: joint marketing support service (Italy) 4) Reduction of delivery costs by coordinated merchandise delivery (Sweden) 5) Wholesaler/Retailer partnership “Progress Charter” (France)