PUSH FACTORS for decline in In City Retail

PUSH FACTORS for decline in In City Retail

1. Development in Outer city shopping centres

   • All shops in one place
   • less need for high street shops

2. Internet

   • Online shopping = less need for high street shopping
   • Food, clothes, electical items
   • online businesses
   • deliver to home
   • COMPETITION

3. Lack of space for development

   • Historic Geographical limitations - no unused space
   • Big comp for land in City Cen
   • less space to hold stock

4. Expensive land prices in the city

   • Cheaper land in outer city
   • Business Rates (tax)

5. Lack of parking

   • People have to walk large distances from their car to the shops
   • Pay for parking
   • Cars are preferred form of transport
   • Congestion and Traffic
     • Issues with deliveries
       • restrictions on delivery times to stores

6. Recession

   • City shopping usually = more expensive

7. Change in shopping habits - more for less

   • Less people in CBD
     • Offices out of CBD and Inner city