Nature Of Retail Flashcards
What were the 4 stages of retail in 1960/70?
Corner shops, suburban parades, secondary centre and CBD
If the sphere of influence is small, what is the numbers likely to be?
Large
How has the pyramid changed from 1960/70 to today?
Out of town shopping centre has been added
What is meant by decentralisation?
Shops being to move to the outskirts of towns where land is cheap and is accessible via motorways
When did supermarkets begin to be built?
1970’s
What did supermarkets develop into?
Hypermarkets
When did retail parks being to come around?
1980
When did out of town retail centres arise?
1990
What 6 factors have influenced the nature of retail?
- Increased at ownership
- parking prices
- home freezers
- increased roads
- cheap land
- shopping expectations
What type of sales have increased?
Internet sales and out of town retail centres
When did merry hill open?
1985
When did bluewater open?
1999
When did the metro centre open?
1986
When did the Trafford centre open?
1998
How do you access merry hill?
M5
How do you access bluewater?
M2/M25
How do you access the metro centre?
A1
How do you access the Trafford centre?
M62
How many parking spaces at merry hill?
10,000
How many parking spaces at bluewater?
12,000
How many parking spaces at the metro centre?
10,000
How many parking spaces at the Trafford centre?
10,000
How many stores in merry hill?
210
How many stores at bluewater?
360
How many stores at the metro centre?
340
How many stores at the Trafford centre?
230
What positives occur due to out of town shopping centres?
Source of employment, attracts tourism, built on brown field sites and development along the outskirts of it of town centres
What negatives occur due to out of town shopping centres?
Congestion, declined footfall in the local area and loss of personal identity in local town
What is the sphere of influence?
How far people are willing to travel to make use of a service
