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035 _a(Sirsi) u5244
041 _aeng
100 _aWilliams, J et al
245 _aFocus on retailing
260 _c1987
350 _a0
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v281 (6324) 7 March 1987, 1035-1061 (17)
520 _aThis comprehensive report on retailing begins with a discussion on the planning aspects for the foreseeable future referring to both High Street shopping and out-of-town shopping . Continues with a review of American shopping centre design and what lessons can be learned from it. Among the UK examples described are the Lakeside scheme at Thurrock in Essex, the Metrocentre , Gateshead , Tyne-and-Wear and the Butts Centre , Reading , Berkshire. Acknowledges the changing demands and expectations of the contemporary shopper noting the need for speciality shopping . Reports on trends in retail warehousing and the concept of leisure-led retailing developments. Concludes with a discussion on auto centres , shopping centres which sell cars, a type of development which is taking off in the United States .
650 _aAUTO CITY
650 _aHYPER AUTO
650 _aHYPERMARKETS
650 _aSUPERSTORES
690 _aPROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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948 _c04/03/1997
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