Bluewater

Question 1

Year it opened

Answer 1

1999

Question 2

Background

Answer 2

→Build in a old quarry
→Triangular sharpe
→3 chain stores on the corners (marks snd spencer , house of fraser and dingles)
→ In SE london (wealthy areas people have money to spend)

Question 3

Number of shops

Answer 3

275

Question 4

Population within one hours drive

Answer 4

9.6 million

Question 5

Car spaces

Answer 5

6,000

Question 6

Transport and access

Answer 6

Great transport links ( Channel tunnel rail link) Ebbsfleet Station (customers from Europe)

Question 7

Problems with local high street shops

Answer 7

→Too close of Lakeside- a similar shopping centre means that Lake side would suffer trade taken and jobs threatened

→Local high street shops suffer( In Croydon+ Dartford) especially the small, independent and family run-shops(They couldn’t compete with big chain stores and big stores can cut prices attractig customers)

Question 8

Why people are attracted to Bluewater

Answer 8

→undercover compared to local places
→Heatings so customers prefer it in winter
→ Cheeper for customers(businesses going bust so had to put prices up to cover the costs
→ only charity and pound shops left in local stores

Question 9

Congeston

Answer 9

→Lorries delivering goods

- traffic jams on motorway

Question 10

Problems with super markets

Answer 10

Butchers and bakers disappeared as supermarkets get meat from abrod cheaper(Ledc markets)

Question 11

Solutions

Answer 11

Encourage people back with CCTV and more parking

• Imporve public transport so cars dont cause more congestion
• Government should spend money on redeveloping town centres e.g. Garnborough and Aldershot
• Pedestriamosation
• Cuts on taxes/financial incentives to independent traders