The Greater Manchester shopping inquiry

Stocks, N.

The Greater Manchester shopping inquiry - 1989 - Land Development Studies 6(1) 1989, 57-83(27) .

Case study examining the backgound to and issues debated at the Greater Manchester Shopping Inquiry which ran from July 1987 to February 1988. The case study is an example of strategic retail planning in a multi-centred conurbation. Having reported the results of the Inquiry the author calls for a change in the approach to calculating shopping floorspace demand and impact.