The Centre for International Research in Consumers Location and their Environments (The CIRCLE) engages in interdisciplinary research and consultancy projects in order to explore and examine consumer behaviour in local, regional, national or international contexts for a range of service industries including events, finance, hospitality, leisure, marketing, retailing and tourism. 

Each year CIRCLE hosts an annual conference at differing venues throughout Europe amongst its 70 partner institutions and has 300 academics as members.

Published work is disseminated with the dual purpose of assisting managers and practitioners who work in the industry as well as fuelling further academic study and debate in this important emerging research area.  
  
Leeds Business School at Leeds Met has taken the lead in establishing and launching the CIRCLE with support from its partner universities. However, the Centre encourages participation from all faculties within Leeds Met and from other universities who would like to become part of this international research hub.

Professor Claudio Vignali
Head of The CIRCLE
C.Vignali@leedsmet.ac.uk 
Leeds Metropolitan University