Keep spend in your towns, and prove it.
Shop-local schemes you switch on when you need them. Capped, so they can never overspend. Reported without personal data.
Christmas town boost
Three town centres · 1–24 December
Spend through the scheme, by sector
Totals only. No names, cards or individual purchases.
Example scheme
Town centres need footfall.
Across Northern Ireland, more than one town-centre premises in five stood empty in October 2024.
of town-centre business premises in Northern Ireland were vacant in October 2024, on average.
hospitality businesses closed across Northern Ireland in the first five months of 2026.
of NI hospitality businesses had no cash reserves left in early 2025.
Sources: Department for Communities Town Centre Database, Northern Ireland average of non-domestic property vacancy in town centres, October 2024, as published in the MHCLG/ONS local data profiles (July 2025); NI Food to Go Association via the Irish News (June 2026); Hospitality Ulster, BBPA, BII and UKHospitality survey (February 2025).
What you get.
Schemes you switch on
Town-centre boosts, visitor welcome offers and Christmas shop‑local campaigns.
Capped, always
Every scheme has a budget cap and pauses itself when it is reached.
Anonymised reporting
Results by town, sector and scheme. No personal data shared.
Works with what you have
Runs alongside existing town gift card schemes.
The areas with the most interest get the network next.
We count sign-ups by council area. Launching first on the Causeway Coast.
Example: illustrative shading, not live figures
Request a briefing.
A short briefing and demo for councils, BIDs and town partnerships.
Questions
Do we receive personal data?
No. Reports show totals by town, sector and scheme, never names, cards or individual purchases.
Can a scheme overspend?
No. Each scheme has a budget cap and pauses itself when the cap is reached.
Is it only on the Causeway Coast?
No. We’re starting there, then expanding across Northern Ireland, led by where interest is highest.