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035 _a(Sirsi) u111607
100 _aWinkley, R.
245 _aIs there life left in high streets?
260 _c2001
490 _aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment)
_v(1409) 9 March 2001, 10(1)
520 _aLatest findings from retail market researcher Verdict indicate that the public is doing more of its shopping in out-of-town retail centres. Verdict's survey predicts out-of-town sales will grow by 34% in the next five years. In the light of these findings, considers what lies in store for the high street. Presents differing views of interested parties. Suggestions put forward to preserve the high street include making it cheaper to shop in town centres. One commentator predicts that the high street will survive, as town centres are taking measures to reinvent themselves as "total shopping experiences". Some predict the future will bring fewer dominant town centres.
590 _aABS
650 _aHIGH STREETS
650 _aSHOPPING
650 _aPLANNING POLICY
650 _aPLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE NOTE SIX
650 _aFUTURE
650 _aVERDICT RESEARCH
650 _aOUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPING CENTRES
690 _aPROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-RETAIL PROPERTY
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