Changing Retail Services - South Yorkshire Case Study

OCR Geography Specification B

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How has an increase in car ownership affected the way we shop in the last 100 years?
We are able to travel further for shopping
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Why are shopping centres built out of town as opposed to in the CBD where there is a large number of potential customers?
More, cheaper land
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Nowadays, people want a large range of goods at cheaper prices, so why are smaller specialist shops being out competed by supermarkets
Supermarkets are able to meet this edmand as they have a large range at cheap prices
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In what year was Meadowhall built near Sheffield?
1990
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How many shops does the centre have?
280
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Approximately how many shoppers visit the centre every week?
800 000
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Why are shopping centres built out of town as opposed to in the CBD where there is a large number of potential customers?

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More, cheaper land

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Nowadays, people want a large range of goods at cheaper prices, so why are smaller specialist shops being out competed by supermarkets

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In what year was Meadowhall built near Sheffield?

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How many shops does the centre have?

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