Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Retail and
Leisure
- Definitions
- Catchment Area- The area of a shop
from which it gets its customers
- Convenience goods- Low cost items that
consumers buy frequently eg milk and bread
- Comparison goods- More
expensive items that
consumers buy less
frequently eg clothes and TV
- Range- The distance that a
consumer is willing to travel to
buy a product. Convenience
goods have a shorter range
than comparison goods
- Threshold- The
minimum population
needed to create a
demand for an item or
service. It depends on
the value of the product
- High street- The location of all
major retail activities such as
shops and malls
- Out-of-town shopping- A retail park
located in the suburbs of a city
- Internet shopping- When the
internet and tech devices are
used for ordering products
- Honeypot site- A
popular visitor
attraction or area
where large
numbers of people
visit. It is a natural
area
- Changing retail patterns
- How has it changed?
- More people shop online
- We spend more on
luxury goods
- We do all our
shopping in one
supermarket rather
than different
stores
- We can access
international
goods
- Factors affecting retail change
- Increased mobility- Higher
car ownership means we can
travel further and faster
- Changing shopping habits-
People shop less frequently
but buy more due to more
working women
- Changing attitudes-
Shopping is seen as
more for leisure
- Changing nature of
retailing- There are
only few large
supermarket chains
that dominate the
market
- Rise of internet
shopping- People
buy more products
online and have
more supermarket
deliveries
- Out of Town Retail
Centres- The Trafford
Centre case study
- Characteristics
- Over 11,500 free
parking spaces
- It has over 280 shops
- It has 36 restaurants
- Good access to M1
- Impacts
- Pros
- Creates more services and
jobs for the locals- 8000
people are employed here
- Causes more
investment in the CBD,
leading to
pedestrianisation
- Takes stress
away from
transport in
the CBD
- Convenient for
local shoppers
- Cons
- Causes the closure
of high street shops
so unemployment
increases- cycle of
deprivation
- 37% of
shops in
Altrincham
are
vacant
- More air and noise
pollution in the
motorway due to
more visitors
- Can cause local
businesses to
close down due
to more
competition
- High street decline and regeneration of CBDs
- Reasons
for
decline
- Rise in
online
shopping
- Attraction of
out-of-town
retail centres
- Rise in crime rates
- Very high
rent for
shops and
residents,
causing
people to
move
away
- Impacts of decline
- More shops
close ao lower
footfall and less
profits fro shops
- Derelict
buildings may
be vandalised
so customers
feel less safe
and shop
elsewhere
- Less jobs creates social decline
- Sheffield Case Study
- Problems
- The out-of-town Meadowhall
retail centre caused several
shops to close down in the
CBD which attracted many
vandals
- Solutions
- 100 new shops
with a covered
roof were built
- 200 modern, safe
residential areas
were created
- A John Lewis
flagmark store was
established to improve
the marketing
reputation
- Improved parking spaces
and transport system
- The Retail Quarters has a covered shopping centre
- Other regeneration methods
- Pedestrianised zones
- Having special market
days such as a
Christmas market
- Improve security via CCTV
- More green space
- Online Shopping
- How tech is changing retail
- Reduces the footfall in
shops as fewer people are
physically shopping
- Increases online shopping
- More delivered goods
- Smaller
shops in the
CBD have
closed down
- Increased transport
efficiency contributes
to globalisation due to
world shipping
- People who sell
their goods
online don't have
to pay for rent
or electricity
- Online shopping is
more convenient as
people in rural areas
can easily access goods
across the world
- Impacts of Amazon
- Positives
- Creates lots of jobs-
55,000 people in the
UK work for Amazon
- Customers
can buy a
large range
of products
at a cheaper
price
- 3rd party sellers
can sell their
goods on
Amazon, helping
businesses
- Negatives
- They put other
smaller businesses
selling goods at a
higher price out of
customers
- Independent sellers
only get 35% of the
profit of their goods
- More deliveries increases air pollution
- Case Study- 2015 Rugby World Cup
- Impacts
- Positives
- Small
businesses will
benefit
financially from
an increase in
customers
- 16,000 people were
directly employed due to
tournament
- Cardiff gained £316
million from visitors
- The popularity of Cardiff
increased, drawing in
more businesses to the
tourism industry
- Hotels gained profits
- All this creates a
positive multiplier effect
- Negatives
- Increased litter by
large crowds
- Increased congestion
in CBD due to more
transport used-
reduces safety for
pedestrians
- More crowds=more noise
pollution=disturbs locals
- More transport for
tourists for planes and
cars increased CO2
emissions, contributing
to global warming
- Increased crime rates
and more crowds
attracts burglars so
less safety for
residents and tourists
- Legacy
- More investment in sporting
facilities so more people do
sports so there is better
health and fitness
- This improves
Cardiff's reputation
as a sporting city
and attracts more
visitors, improving
the economy
- Tourists were encouraged to
also visit other parts of Wales
so rural and urban areas
benefit from tourism
- All this makes the
economy and health of
the future generations
more sustainable
- Case Study- The Lake District
- Background
- It is a honeypot site as it has
boating on Lake Windermere,
camping sites etc
- It is a National Park- areas
of protected natural beauty
- 33% of its economy is contributed by tourism
- It has the highest
peaks in England as
well as the deepest
lakes
- Impacts
- Positive
- Provides local
people with job
opportunities
- Tourists spend money
- Negatives
- Footpath erosion- When
planst are trampled upon,
stones are exposed so are
more prone to erosion- 87%
of tourist use footpaths
- Tourists drop litter
- Congestion is a problem
as it causes air and noise
pollution. Boat riding alos
causes air pollution
- Animals are disturbed
- Many second homes leads
to a housing shortage and
can cause local areas to lose
their distinct characteristics
- Solutions to problems
- Improved public transport
- Traffic restrictions
- Ban on second homes
- The Fix the Fells Scheme
aims at raising money to
fix 145 seriously eroded
footpaths
- Educational
schemes where the
NPA (National Park
Authority)
edcucates people on
the issues and
what to do to
prevent it
- It is diffiuclt to
enforce many
laws as a lot of
the land is
privately owned
and peole want
money rather
than protecting
the environment