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Out of Town Shopping Centre
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Today I will:
- Be able to explain the impact of an out of town
shopping centre on shops in the CBD
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Braehead
The Fort
Shopping in
the CBD
Silverburn
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You are a planner, with the job of locating a new “out of town
shopping centre”
Key factors in the location of a shopping centre:
[A] Transport links [B] to allow access for workers, deliveries and customers
[A] Near town/city [B] to provide customers/workforce
[A] Edge of town location [B] cheaper price
Large area flat land [B] Room for car park and future expansion
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Explain how an out of town shopping centre
could have an impact on the shops in the CBD (8 marks).
Example: Silverburn
Why would you go to an
out of town shopping
centre as opposed to the
CBD?
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Reduction of Customers
[A] Shopping Centres like Silverburn offer free parking away from congested CBD which
takes customers away from the CBD and the shops lose business [1]. They also provide a
clean, pleasant and sheltered shopping environment and are accessible to a large % of the
population [1].
[B] Some shops in the CBD may be forced to close, especially on the edge of the main
shopping area, as there are fewer people in these areas making money [2]. Empty shops are
unattractive and prone to graffiti. This makes the area look run down [2]. There is
however reduced traffic congestion in the CBD [1].
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Bringing Back Customers
[A] Shopping in the CBD has been modernised to bring customers back into the centre.
[B] Buchanan Street has been pedestrianised leading to a safer shopping environment [1].
Improvements have been made to St. Enoch Centre and there are future improvements to
Buchanan Galleries [1]. In addition new shopping areas and restaurants such as Forever 21
have been built [1].