Out - of Town Shopping Centres have similar characteristics:

They were built on the edge of a major conurbation where land is cheaper than in the city centres.
Early on in their development they attracted at least one major "big name store" like John Lewis which then served to attract smaller stores.
They are built close to housing areas where they can often draw many of their staff from.
Combine shopping with leisure facilities like: bowling, cinemas, mini fun fairs etc. and also cafes, restaurants, bars and food courts.
Are close to major road networks, motorways or major bypass roads.
Were built on derelict land, this made the land comparatively cheaper and planning permission comparatively easy to gain, however, there were often large costs in cleaning up the land but these costs were sometimes met, in part at least, by the government.
They already had or soon developed public transport, links by train, bus or new urban transport system.
Have plenty of parking space that is usually free or at a cheaper rate than in the city centre.

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A-level Human Geography Slide Set on Retailing and Other Services, created by GingerBread8 on 18/09/2015.