Promoting local commerce
Barcelona is proud of its shops and shopkeepers. That does not mean we don't value retailers and brands from elsewhere, it just means we are trying to restore the values of local trade, tradition, know-how, friendly service and support for the Km 0 market.
Plan for Boosting the Competitiveness of Shops in Shopping Centres [catalan]
Initiatives and resources from Barcelona City Council that are aimed at establishing the bases for enabling the generation of positive synergies between a vicinity's shopping centres and local commerce, under an economic sustainability framework.
"Comerç Barcelona" awards
Every year a competition is held to for the Best Shop in the World Awards. These were created in 1997 to reward the effort of the shops and shopkeepers, the men and women responsible for making Barcelona a modern shopping centre of enviable quality.
Barcelona Restaurant Prize
Barcelona City Council, through the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Markets, announces the second edition of the Barcelona Restoration Awards, with the aim of highlighting those neighborhood restaurants in the City of Barcelona, which have stood out for their task during the year in the territory and that they have not had other significant recognitions.
Commerce and Schools Programme
This is an educational programme for primary and secondary school students that sets out to teach them about Barcelona's historical, social and cultural environment through neighbourhood and city commerce, while educating them in the habits of responsible and critical consumption at the same time.
Training
Today, besides having initial training and academic qualifications, it is just as important to keep retraining, so you have the best possible professional profile.