The high street fights on
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0042) 21 October 2000, 160-162(3)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Considers how town centres can counter the threat from retail parks and e-commerce. Suggests they need to play up their social and cultural attractions, and make these part of the shopping experience. Stresses the need to create a shopper-friendly environment. For instance suggests giving pedestrians the right of way, allowing cars into town centres, and improving parking facilities. Identifies two social trends which may help the town centre regain its popularity: changes in patterns of leisure time, including homeworking and teleworking; a decrease in birth rates which means that the population is becoming more elderly| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Considers how town centres can counter the threat from retail parks and e-commerce. Suggests they need to play up their social and cultural attractions, and make these part of the shopping experience. Stresses the need to create a shopper-friendly environment. For instance suggests giving pedestrians the right of way, allowing cars into town centres, and improving parking facilities. Identifies two social trends which may help the town centre regain its popularity: changes in patterns of leisure time, including homeworking and teleworking; a decrease in birth rates which means that the population is becoming more elderly