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100			_aBeaumont, S.
245		4	_aThe high street fights on
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490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0042) 21 October 2000, 160-162(3)
520			_aConsiders how town centres can counter the threat from retail parks and e-commerce. Suggests they need to play up their social and cultural attractions, and make these part of the shopping experience. Stresses the need to create a shopper-friendly environment. For instance suggests giving pedestrians the right of way, allowing cars into town centres, and improving parking facilities. Identifies two social trends which may help the town centre regain its popularity: changes in patterns of leisure time, including homeworking and teleworking; a decrease in birth rates which means that the population is becoming more elderly
590			_aABS
650			_aHIGH STREETS
650			_aTOWN CENTRES
650			_aOUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING
650			_aFACTORY OUTLETS
650			_aSUPERMARKETS
650			_aCAR PARKING
650			_aE-COMMERCE
650			_aCONSUMER PREFERENCES
650			_aRETAILING
690			_aPROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-RETAIL PROPERTY
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