Retailing
- Created by: Lara_S
- Created on: 20-04-15 21:31
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- Retailing
- Out of town shopping centres
- Merry Hill
- annual turnover = £390 million
- 350,000 visitors each week
- Selected as Enterprise Zone by government in 1980- Round Oaks Steelworks closed in 1982 - 1300 jobs lost
- Dudley Southern Bypass opened in 1999 - easier access
- 3.2 million people live within a 45 minute drive
- employs 2,700 locals
- has caused decline in Dudley - 1 in 3 shops vacant or in worse state than before Merry Hill
- poor accessibility for less mobile members of society- elderly and young people who are more reliant on public transport
- attractive due to - larger plots, easy access, space for expansion, cheaper land
- Merry Hill
- Pattern of retailing in the UK
- 1970s = supermarkets superstores hypermarkets
- 1980s = non-food retail parks (e.g. DIY) on outskirts of towns
- 1990s = out of town shopping centres
- 21st Century = e-commerce , online shopping, farmers markets and local produce, move towards small regular shops rather than bulk buying
- Factors affecting retail change
- Increased mobility - out of town - easy access
- changing nature of shopping habits - online
- changing expectations of shopping - entertainment as well as shops
- changing nature of retailing - out of town cheaper for businesses, only a few well known supermarkets
- economy - recessions and economic growth influence type of produce
- Birmingham's Redevelopment
- BEFORE - congested, only 1 department store, suffered due to Merry Hill
- NOW - 150 shops, 8000 jobs created, 3000 car parking spaces, £2 million invested in street art (The Bull)
- 26% of retailers in the Bullring have opened a 2nd/3rd store in the city. more footfall through the city - 7% increase in train usage
- Out of town shopping centres
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