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Growth of city centre shops

Description

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City centre supermarkets were built (sainsburys on Sidney street)
Shopping centres built in the centre of Cambridge

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Growth of city centre shops

Explanation

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Increasing population - increased demand for shopping centres
(Pop grew about 10,000 in 1960-70)
More uni students demand shopping facilities.
Improved transport links increased catchment area for city centre.

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Growth of out of town shopping centres

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In the 1970-80s new supermarkets were built out of town. Eg coldhams lane.
Shopping centres were built out of town, graft on centre was opened by the queen

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Growth of out of town shops

Explanation

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Transport links helped improve accessibility to out of town shops
City council encouraged development of out of town shops to support building houses on the outskirts
Encouraged to build shops away from the main city as a ‘secondary CBD’

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Decline of city centre shopping facilities

Description

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Chain stores left the city centre including the last city centre Coop store in 1996
Refurbishment of lion yard was attempted with limited success

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Decline of city centre shops

Explanation

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People want to shop in the new out of town places for easy access and the convenience of having everything under one roof
A city centre declines, more people shop in out of town shops, leading to a spiral of decline

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Fight back of city centre shops

Description

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In 2007 a major project began to refurbish st Andrews street including lion yard
In 2008, once completed, the grand arcade was opened

8
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Fight back of city centre shops

Explanation

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Growing concern about popularity of out of town sites which draw customers away lead to refurbishment
Thoughts of how the city could become more attractive to draw back the shoppers.