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T.Cassidy/I.Marston K.H.C.T.C.
Coursework Exam
Year 10 17% N/A
Year 11 50% 33%
Using resource one, describe the
location of the Mall and
Broadmead shopping areas.Some tips.
Put it into place… what is it in relation to…
• Use compass points.
• Use named features.
• Use the scale.
1cm= 1km
• Outskirts of Bristol.• 8.5 k.m. North of the C.B.D.• Where the A4018 meets
Junction 17 of the M5 Motorway.
• C.B.D of Bristol, next to the A38.
• 8.5 k.m. South of Cribbs Causway.
• 2 k.m. from Junction 3 of the M32 Motorway.
C.B.D.-
Central Business District-
Commercial and financial heart of the city.
The Mall is an out of town shopping
centre.
Pilot Question- Think about why shopping centres
locate out of town.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14955429@N02/2091496990
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=skmpqngsh8rf&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=4241551&encType=1
•The Mall has 750,000 Square Feet of retailing space and contains 130 retail stores including two anchor stores, John Lewis and Marks and
Spencer .
•There is a split-level 1200 seat food court in The Mall with panoramic views. There are 15 food
outlets within The Mall including a coffee bar at Marks and Spencer and a licensed restaurant at
John Lewis called The Place to Eat which itself seats 320.
•There are 7000 free car parking spaces at The Mall.
http://www.cribbs-causeway.co.uk/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92568426@N00/877921082/
Anchor store- a large multiple which is used to draw shoppers to an area. As the anchor will have a high threshold, this will attract other retailers to locate close to them, in the hope of business by association.
Multiple- a chain store that is found in more than one shopping area across the country.
Threshold Population- the number of customers needed to maintain the profitability of a retailer.
Business by association- custom generated from being close to other major retailers.
Factor The Mall Explanation
Land Cost.
(the land was previously
agricultural)
Size of land
61,000 square metres.
Access M4/M5 interchange.
(4 million within 60 minutes)
Environment Former Greenfield land.
Catchment area- the area from which a retailer draws it custom.
Greenfield land- land that is used for agriculture or is currently left to nature.
Friction of distance- greater distances will take more effort, money or energy to overcome.
Bulk buying- when a consumer buys a large amount of products at one time.
Pilot Question-Why do people like/dislike out of town
shopping?Consider resources 2,3,7 and
your own knowledge.
•Good access to public transport. (Resource 7)•Larger range of independent retailers. (Resource 7)•Long-term relationships with independent retailers. (Resource 7)•Support local retailers. (?)•Shorter distance to travel (if you live locally).• Range of shops (and multiples) and services. (Resource 3and 6)•Pleasant shopping environment, part- pedestrianised, vegetation, well lit, street furniture (Resource.3)
•Difficulty in accessing and finding a car parking space during busy periods. (Resource 7)•Feeling of being enclosed ,trapped during busy shopping times.•Lack of independent retailers. – Clones (Resource 7)•Longer distance to travel (Depends on location…).•Less accessible for those without cars. (Resource 7)
Question- Look at resource 3, what
evidence is there to suggest that
Broadmead has adapted its
environment to attract shoppers?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinsky/512045960/
Pilot- What are the implications of out of
town shopping centres on the town centre and the out of
town areas?Critics have argued that out of town
shopping has lead to the death of the high street, but the movement of shopping to the outskirts has also had an impact on
the areas they have located in. These impacts have been both positive and
negative.
Positive
Negative
C.B.DOutskirts
S= Social
E= Economic
En = Environmental
Development moves to the outskirts of city, resulting in
the decline of the C.B.D. .
Video and card sorting activity.