{"id":58520,"date":"2021-10-31T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T17:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=58520"},"modified":"2021-11-09T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:37:45","slug":"goodbye-castle-emporium-the-closing-of-another-cardiff-indie-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/10\/31\/goodbye-castle-emporium-the-closing-of-another-cardiff-indie-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Castle Emporium: the closure of another indie market and its small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>With the finalised closure of Cardiff\u2019s Castle Emporium, what does the future hold for its small businesses?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"small businesses upstairs in emproium\" class=\"wp-image-58651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"small businesses upstairs in emproium\" class=\"wp-image-58651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/crop-castle.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Castle Emporium housed several small indie businesses for the last 6 years (Source: Sian Hopkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, the shocking news that Cardiff\u2019s beloved Castle Emporium would be closing, evicting the existing small businesses from their trading community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only 30 days\u2019 notice, the shops featured in the Wombay Street indie market were informed they would have to relocate elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason was revealed that ownership had decided to refurbish the indoor emporium to house food vendors, and put an end to the month rolling contract they had held with Castle Emporium management since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked one of the customers shopping at the Emporium, days before closure, how they had reacted when they first heard the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Crompton, 21, said:&nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s sad to see places like Castle Emporium being forced out because they are the special places that make the city feel different and unique compared to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those kinds of places make it [Cardiff] more than just the same old highstreets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/castle-emporium-Cropped-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"the small businesses featured in Castle Emporium\" class=\"wp-image-58652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/castle-emporium-Cropped-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/castle-emporium-Cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/castle-emporium-Cropped-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/castle-emporium-Cropped-293x165.jpg 293w, 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