Detail Nation of Shop Critics; Town-centre Retailing   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8768 (Jan. 2012), page 54-55. Topik: Urban Planning; Retailing Industry; Regulation; Economic Conditions Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Dunstable is not a deprived place, although a look at its main street suggests otherwise. Roughly one in four shops in this Bedfordshire town of 35,000 people, north-west of London, lies empty. Some have acquired a decayed look. The shops that seem to be thriving are weighted towards chain stores and payday loan outfits. It does not help that Dunstable's high street is part of the A5, a dead-straight Roman road filled with cars. But even the town's purpose-built shopping centres, set back from the main road, are partly empty. Many British high streets are sickly, and some are in a critical condition. The economic slump is one reason for the closures. Another is the "rates" property taxes that are inflexibly tied to inflation (and due to rise by 5.6% in April). But change in shopping habits is the main cause. How to reconcile a love for buzzing town centres with a revealed preference for out-of-town and internet shopping? Mary Portas, the government's shopping tsar, has counselled various reforms. The most radical is the introduction of an "exceptional sign-off" by a secretary of state for all new out-of-town developments, which would also be required to have a quota of affordable shops. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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