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Author: Leigh Sparks
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Category Archives: Secondary Locations
Trends in Retailing and Leisure in Scotland’s Towns and Cities
In late November a good audience gathered before breakfast in Glasgow for the Local Data Company/University of Stirling 5th Scottish Retail Summit, and heard presentations and discussions about trends in Scottish retailing and town centres. The infographic at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Consumer Change, Convenience stores, Data, Food Retailing, High Streets, Institute for Retail Studies, Internet, Local Authorities, Local Data Company, Local Retailers, Places, Policy, Regeneration, Reinvention, Retail Planning, Retailers, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Scottish Retailing, Secondary Locations, Shopping Centres, Small Towns, Store Closures, Tourism, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Towns, Trends, University of Stirling, Vacancies
Tagged Co-operatives, Convenience, Data, High Streets, Institute for Retail Studies, Internet, Leisure, Local Data Company, Retailing, Scotland, Scotland's Towns, Tourism, towns, University of Stirling, Vacancy
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Scotland’s Towns Week
Will you be using your local town centre next week? A Scotland’s Towns Partnership-led campaign, Scotland’s Towns Week aims to raise the profile of Scotland’s towns; uniting, inspiring and supporting towns across Scotland, to run or launch activities during Scotland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Government, High Streets, Innovation, Localisation, Public Realm, Regeneration, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Secondary Locations, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centres
Tagged Demonstration projects, Local, Paisley, Scotland's Towns Conference, Scotland's Towns Partnership, town centre, Town Centre Action plan, Towns Week
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Far from the “Magic of the Mall” but …
The death of the high street and the decline of the town centre have been widely debated, with the finger of blame being pointed to decentralisation of economic activities and changing consumer behaviours. This polarisation between traditional town centres and … Continue reading
