Retailing changes
- Created by: anekemayer
- Created on: 27-04-18 20:17
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- Retailing changes
- Birmingham's changing CBD
- 19th century-People move away from city to suburbs to avoid increasing pollution levels
- 1890s-Manufacturing industries relocate to suburbs
- 1980s/80s-Shopping outlets move to edge-and out-of-town locations like Merry Hill
- Decline in CBD-As Birmingham's CBD has declined, so has retailing there. To address this the city council has supported redevelopment projects including the Bullring and Grand Central shopping centres.
- New shopping centres-Edge-and out-of-town centres have advantages: for retailers-cheaper, larger units than in CBD. for consumers- free, easy parking all stores under one roof.
- Rise of internet shopping- the rise in internet shopping since the late 1990s has reduced numbers of consumers using the CBD. Benefits include:24-hour shopping, special discounts and 'armchair' shopping
- Impact of decentralisation on Birmingham
- The movement of shops to out-of-town locations like Merry Hill caused a 12% decline in trade in the CBD
- The movement of shops to Merry Hill resulted in the redevelopment of what was originally a brownfield site.
- Redevelopment of the CBD through new projects like the Mailbox and Bullring has now seen a growth in trade.
- Birmingham's changing CBD
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