Buy into better cities

Dixon, T.

Buy into better cities - 2003 - Estates Gazette (0312) 22 March 2003, 120-121(2) .

Describes the vital role of retail development in driving urban regeneration. Retailing remains one of the UK's top service sectors on the basis of gross value added and employee totals. Appropriate retail provision as part of mixed-use developments demonstrates a high multiplier effect in employment numbers and rental growth is seen to hold up well. To succeed, new retail development must also take on board sustainable development factors and be sensitive to existing retail outlets to avoid adversely affecting district-level shopping. Looks at the Castle Mall shopping centre in Norwich as an example of best practice. Tables show retail employment trends and an index of shop location levels.


OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT CENTRES
RETAIL REGENERATION
PROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-RETAIL PROPERTY-RETAIL PROPERTY MARKET
SHOPPING CENTRES
NORWICH