The Trafford Centre Case Study
Refers to AQA A2 Geography
World Cities Option
A retailing case study
- Created by: Bethany
- Created on: 28-04-14 18:06
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- The Trafford Centre
- Location and Background
- Opened in 1998
- Nearly 10% of the UK population (5.5 million) live within 45 minutes drive of the centre
- In 2005, 29.4 visited the centre
- Desinged to be 'more than nust a shopping centre'
- 1600 seater food court
- 18 lane bowling alley
- Laser Quest
- 20 screen cinema
- Additional developement since opening
- Barton Square, concentating on furniture, kitches and furniture was opened in 2006
- Advantages
- Good Motorway Links
- Close to junctions 9 and 10 on the M60
- Also easy links to M6, M61, M62 and M602
- Free car parking
- 11,000 free spaces
- In discrete segments for ease of parking and finding car at the end of the day
- Automatic capacity monitoring system of number of spaces to relay to roads nearby
- Bus station
- Capacity to deal with 120 buses per hour
- Facilities for the disabled
- Shop mobility unit offers scooters and wheelchairs
- Good for all weathers
- Weatherpoof, air-conditioned safe environment
- Secure
- Tannoy system and meeting point fot lost children
- Full range of services
- Post office, banks and travel agents
- Good Motorway Links
- Disadvantages
- Build up of traffic
- Heavy build-up of traffic on the M60, especially at busy times such as bank holidays and christmas.
- Chain stores
- Too expensive for local buisnesses to rent space in centre
- Artificial Atmosphere
- Restricted public transport
- Difficult for elderly shoppers
- 87% visitor's came by car in 2004
- Build up of traffic
- Location and Background
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