Internet leads retail futures
Language: English Series: Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) ; (1666) 28 April 2006, 18(1)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Considers the increasing impact of internet sales on high street retailing. Bigger retailers are developing online services alongside their retail outlets. Shops could increasingly become showrooms for customers to inspect the goods before buying them online. However many experts doubt that internet shopping will undermine demand for space in retail areas. Some however see the wave of massive city centre schemes as a greater threat to traditional shopping destinations than internet purchasing.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L133517 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 133517-1001 |
Considers the increasing impact of internet sales on high street retailing. Bigger retailers are developing online services alongside their retail outlets. Shops could increasingly become showrooms for customers to inspect the goods before buying them online. However many experts doubt that internet shopping will undermine demand for space in retail areas. Some however see the wave of massive city centre schemes as a greater threat to traditional shopping destinations than internet purchasing.