(UR) Sheffield retail changes

Question 1

1980s Sheffield (5)

Answer 1

• most people shopped in local shopping parades/the CBD
• comparison goods were purchased in the CBD
• local shops were easy to get to for smaller goods
• bigger shopping centres didn’t exist
• most people didn’t own cars, so walked or caught buses

Question 2

late 1980s/early 1990s Sheffield (3)

Answer 2

• incomes and car ownership increases
• people can access more places so have more choice
• more choice led to better value for money

Question 3

1990s Sheffield (3)

Answer 3

• shops in the CBD started to decline as people shopped in out of town centres
• growth of shopping centres
• brownfield sites were developed as they were cheaper to build on

Question 4

early 2000s Sheffield (5)

Answer 4

• growth of technology/the internet enabled people to shop online
• CBDs decline because there are easier places for people to shop
• shops close and are abandoned
• cities develop more shopping centres to attract more people back to the city
• big brand shops relocate to shopping centres and leave the CBD

Question 5

How has Sheffield CBD fought back against these changes? (4)

Answer 5

• more developments (e.g. gardens, theatres improved)
• events held in other seasons/at venues (e.g. plays to attract people)
• improved environment/street furniture like benches to provide a place to rest, or trees
• pedestrianised areas to make people feel safer and to provide more space for people to sit/stay