National Health Service, the two universities and the Bath and North
East Somerset Council, as well as the Ministry of Defence, although a number of
MOD offices formerly in Bath have now moved to Bristol. Growing employment
sectors include information and communication technologies and creative and
cultural industries where Bath is one of the recognised national centres for
publishing, with the magazine and digital publisher Future Publishing employing
around 650 people. Others include Buro Happold (400) and IPL Information
Processing Limited (250). The city contains over 400 retail shops, 50% being
run by independent specialist retailers, and around 100 restaurants and cafes
which are primarily supported by tourism
