The Trafford Centre, Manchester
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- Created on: 29-05-15 15:24
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- The Trafford Centre, Manchester
- About
- Opened in 1998, many people concerned about Manchester's CBD
- Nearly 5.5 million people are in 45mins drive
- 2005 = 29.4 million visitors
- Laser quest, Rock climbing, Odeon Cinema, Adventure Golf
- Advantages
- Good motorway links
- Close to Junction 9 and 10 of the M60
- Links to M6, M61, M62 and M602
- 11,500 parking spaces with capacity monitoring system
- Bus station which can deal with 120 buses per hour
- Disabled facilities (scooters, wheelchairs)
- Weatherproof and air conditioned
- Lots of different shops and resturants
- John Lewis, Debenhams, Next, BHS, Selfridges & Co
- Burton, H&M, Hollister, Jack Wills, Lacoste, Miss Selfridge, Superdry, Ted Baker
- Burger King, KFC, Frankie + Benny's, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Nando's, Pizza Express, Tgi Fridays
- Boost Juice Bar, Caffe Nero, Cafe Rouge, Costa Coffee, Pret A Manger, Starbucks
- Good motorway links
- Disadvantages
- Heavy traffic on access road network
- Artificial atmosphere
- Too expensive for local or independent businesses to rent
- Difficult for poorer people to gain access
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