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2 FULL DAYS, 50+ POP-UP'S, 20,000 VISITORS, MAIN STAGE, ONE GREAT EVENT

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Join Us At The Accessible Marketplace

Are you ready to showcase your life enhancing products and services to a vibrant, engaged audience with your own Pop-up Retail Space? 

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Discover The Accessible Marketplace

  The Accessible Marketplace is your opportunity to bring your products and services directly to the public in one of the UK’s busiest shopping centres, centre:mk, Milton Keynes. 


This exciting two-day event is designed to connect manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors of accessibility equipment with the people who need them most, all in a dynamic retail environment.

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What is the Accessible Marketplace?

This isn’t your typical trade show, it’s a retail pop-up event like no other.

Expect bustling foot traffic from shoppers of all ages and abilities, creating the perfect opportunity to showcase your solutions in a highly visible, accessible, and welcoming space.

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We’re transforming Milton Keynes’ main shopping centre into a hub of accessibility innovation. With 50+ pop-up shop spaces, this event brings together leading names in inclusion accessibility equipment and services and puts them right in the heart of the action.

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Why is this event IMPORTANT?

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

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 With over 14 million people in the UK living with disabilities, the demand for innovative, life-enhancing products and ground breaking support services has never been greater.

A Real Retail Experience:

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

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  The shopping centre setting encourages impulse purchases, hands-on demonstrations, and meaningful conversations with potential buyers. 

Use it to grow your mailing list or sell your products: It's up to you!

Engaging the Everyday Consumer

Growing Demand for Accessible Products & Services

Engaging the Everyday Consumer

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  Unlike traditional expos, this event happens where your audience already is, out shopping! It’s an informal, approachable environment that invites discovery.

Who will attend?

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The Public:

The primary attendees will be everyday shoppers with accessibility needs and their families, carers, and support networks. Its an open event and we expect high volume of attendees.

Retailers:

We will be partnered by some of the current leading retailers within the centre:mk and inviting their Buyers who will possibly be scouting for innovative products for their stores.

Community Stakeholders:

Local organisations and advocacy groups invested in accessibility solutions for the clients they support.

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Are You The Ideal Pop-Up Exhibitor?

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You're a pro-active manufacturer of accessibility and mobility products and services.

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You're a supplier offering innovative and life-changing aids or support initiatives for enhancing daily living.

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You're a forward thinking service provider who offers support to people with all sorts of seen and unseen disabilities

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You're a distributor looking to expand your reach and connect with end-users and consumers.

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Start-ups with ground-breaking products and services in the inclusion and accessibility space.

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You're an established mobility brands looking to showcase your range in a fresh, dynamic way.

Empower Independence, Enhance Daily Living, Improve Mobility

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What Are The Benefits Of Being There?

Direct Engagement with Consumers

Direct Engagement with Consumers

Direct Engagement with Consumers

 Meet your customers face-to-face, answer their questions, and build trust in your brand 

Boost Your Retail Sales Revenue

Direct Engagement with Consumers

Direct Engagement with Consumers

 The retail-focused environment encourages shoppers to talk, try, test, and buy on the spot. 

Reach a High-Footfall Audience

Direct Engagement with Consumers

Reach a High-Footfall Audience

  With thousands of daily visitors at centre:mk, you’ll get unparalleled exposure.

Easy Pop-Up Retail Set Up

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

Reach a High-Footfall Audience

 We provide the location, the audience, and the buzz: you just bring your products, your services and your enthusiasm. 

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

  Position your brand as a leader in accessibility innovation.

Connections and Networking

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

Raise Awareness and Build Market Share

 Connect directly with the people who will use your products and services in a relaxed every day environment

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What are you waiting for?

This is your chance to showcase your game-changing products and services to a diverse audience in one of the UK’s busiest shopping destinations, centre:mk, Milton Keynes.

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What's it all about?

Over an electrifying two days, you’ll connect directly with the people who need your solutions most,  from individuals seeking life-enhancing accessibility equipment to tech-savvy early adopters looking for innovations that transform everyday living. 


Whether your offerings are designed specifically for people with disabilities or have the potential to revolutionize their lives, this event is your platform to shine.

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You don't want to miss this!

Imagine your products and services showcased in a high-footfall retail environment buzzing with energy, curiosity, and opportunity. The Accessible Marketplace isn’t just an event; it’s where impactful connections happen, lives change, and businesses grow. Be part of this unmissable experience and show the world how your innovations can make life easier, smarter, and more inclusive for everyone.

  "This event is more than just an exhibition, it’s a chance to meet your customers in their world, showcase your solutions in a highly visible setting, and drive real results for your business. You can trust that every detail will be handled, leaving you free to focus on making connections and making sales"  


Jade Wallace: Director, Accessible Marketplace

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Book Your Space Today!

Spaces are limited, and demand is high.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of The Accessible Marketplace at centre:mk, Milton Keynes.

Secure your pop-up shop space now and let’s make life-changing solutions accessible to everyone!

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WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH YOUR POP UP SHOP

Create Your Perfect Retail Experience

Located in the heart of centre:mk, this bustling ground-floor space puts your products directly in front of the public, reaching shoppers in their everyday environment for a truly engaging experience!

Vibrant Pop-Up Retail Space

Showcase your products and services like a pro. We give you the perfect shell scheme blank canvas, carpeted  with professional retail lighting for you to fully brand and make your own. 

Main Stage Spotlight

Where possible your product will be featured in one of our headline presentations, whether as a standalone showcase or integrated into a themed demonstration. This could mean a live food demo for culinary brands, inclusion in our accessible fashion show alongside our headline retail partner, or a tech showcase highlighting game-changing innovations!

Dedicated Social Media Posts

In the weeks leading up to the event we will include you in many of our media and PR event awareness opportunities.  We'll tag you and use your branding, or whatever image you provide within our social posting campaigns.

Newsletter Announcement

 In the weeks leading up to the event we will include a short (100 words) bio and logo image in our newsletter that is sent out to our entire database.  We will also include a clickable link to a URL of your choice.

Showcase your product via our online blog

Create a 1000 word min blog with 2 graphics to showcase your product ahead of the event. You can even turn it into a "connection opportunity" by offering an incentive for delegates to meet you in your exhibitor location. We can help to facilitate this, just ask us how. 

Electronic Download in our Virtual 'Swag Bag'

Add a PDF product brochure, an info guide, access to a freebie, a short video or even an invitation to join your mailing list, into our digital event 'Swag Bag' that will be sent to all registered attendees on the day before the event. 

"Meet the Exhibitor" Feature in our digital newsletter

Supply 250 words about your business, products and services and we will include your business in our "Meet the Exhibitor" section of our newsletter. Includes image or Logo 

Networking & Data Capture Guidance Consultation

 We know that the conversations are key at these types of events, but we also know that you cannot talk to everyone, so we want to help you to keep the delegates in your world after the event is over. You'll receive a 30 minute call with our in House Marketing Expert, Nicola Toner. She will brainstorm your data capture planning and execution to enable you to maximise the quality and quantity of connections you'll  make at each event.  

The centre:mk Location

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  • From the M1– take Junction 14 and follow the signs to ‘Central Shopping’.
  • From the A5 – take road H5 (A509) and follow the signs to ‘Central Shopping’. 
  • Located between Midsummer Boulevard and Silbury Boulevard, between Saxon Gate (V7) and Marlborough Gate. 
  • Event parking is located at  Smart Tech Multi-Storey Car Park directly behind John Lewis & Partners on Marlborough Gate. Sat Nav: MK9 3EP. 

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Opening Hours

 SHOP 9am - 8pm DINE 9am - 10pm PARK 6am - 12am 

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Parking

 Parking couldn’t be easier with over 1,400 car parking spaces in a state-of-the-art Multi-Storey Car Park.

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FREE Wi-Fi

You’ll find Wi-Fi available throughout the centre, free of charge. Connect to the centre:mk free guest wi-fi network to get started. 

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Accessibility

The entire centre is laid out on the ground floor, making it a great accessible place to shop for your consumers. 

Certain images on these pages are for illustrative purposes only to showcase the Middleton Hall event space and setup, as The Accessible Marketplace is a first-time event. Photo credit: centre:mk Job Show

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