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Category Archives: Cinemas
Some more on Singapore’s Shophouse and Art-Deco Heritage
In the short time I had in Singapore this January, we decided to continue to seek out the old amongst the new. It was, as I noted last year in my piece on shophouses good to see pockets of old … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco, Branding, Cinemas, Design, Historic Shops, Places, Retail History, Singapore, Streetscapes, Tiles, Uncategorized, Urban History
Tagged Art Deco, Design, Historic Shops, Retail History, Shophouses, Singapore, Tiles
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Stirlingretail.com : The 2023 Review
It’s that time of year again. The blog is another year older, but certainly not any wiser. At this point I normally reflect on the visitor activity on the blog during the year – and this year is going to … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Bristol Pound, Cinemas, Cooperatives, Eataly, Grocery retailing, High Streets, Internet shopping, Market Shares, New Future for Scotland's Towns, Online Retailing, Places, Retailers, Retailing, Royal society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scottish Retailing, Self-Service, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centres, Towns
Tagged A New Future for Scotland's Towns, Branding, Cinemas, Cooperative Movement, Eataly, Grocery market, Internet Sales, Market Shares, Place, Review, Royal Societyt of Edinburgh, Scotland, Self-service checkouts, Stirling Council, Stirling Retail, Town Centres, towns, Welsh Dairies
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Redeveloping a Shopping Centre – Singapore Style
There is much debate in the UK at present about the future of shopping centres, and especially those in town and city centres. The expansion of this retail agglomeration form from the 1970s and 1980s has left us a legacy … Continue reading
Posted in Cinemas, City Centres, Connectivity, Experiential, Food & Beverage, Gardens, Malls, Reinvention, Restaurants, Shopping Centres, Singapore
Tagged Climbing Wall, Connectivity, Experiences, Food and Beverage, Mass transit, Redevelopment, Roof Garden, Shopping Centres, Singapore
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Screen Time? Cinemas and Town Centres
One of the things that people have missed though the pandemic is the ability to go to a cinema and see a film. This is a social as well as an artistic activity, whihc raises questions about the types and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Cinemas, Consumers, Creative Places, High Streets, Regeneration, Retailers, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Social value, Town Centres, Towns, Uncategorized, Urban History
Tagged Assets, Ayr, Catchment, Cinema, Investment, Leisure, Retail, Town Centres
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