To what Extent does Cabot Circus enhance the retail experience of shoppers?
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A-Levels Geography G4 (Bristol) Mind Map on To what Extent does Cabot Circus enhance the retail experience of shoppers?, created by adam fursdon on 10/05/2013.
To what Extent does
Cabot Circus enhance the
retail experience of
shoppers?
Primary Data
Pedestrian Count
Stood and counted people
that cross imaginary line
5 minutes
8 stops - 200m intervals
From both directions
175 in site 1 (outside CC)
69 in site 8 (in CC)
due to the time of
day visited
Land use Identification
Observation
Leaflets/ guides
EQS
highest quality-
site 6 ( centre of
CC)
Table taking into account different factors of EQ
Scale = (worst) -3 to +3 (Best)
Total EQ summed up for zone
Lowest quality-
site 4 (end of
broadmead)
Evidence of Management
Observation
photos/sketches
Annotation
Questionnaire
pragmatic approach
Attempted to ask every other person
Wanted 30 results
main reason for being
there= 62% shopping
61% prefered
Cabot Circus
Statistics
Chi Square
NH- All sites attract equal
amount of shoppers
RESULT- Some areas are
more attractive than others
Diversity Index
Greater variety of shops
in Broadmead.
Sampling Techniques
Systematic
8 200m intervals along
broadmead + Cabot
Pragmatic
Questionnaire
Secondary Data
Shopping guides
Galleries/ Cabot - Land use
Background (See other)
Rateable values
VOA.gov web
Site 7 ( in centre
of CC) had the
biggest rateable
value at £890/m^2
Comparison of land values
Location Maps
Conclusion
Does the Evironmental Quality
Vary Across the CBD?
Yes, but not as drastic as
expected. Broadmead responded to
the development of Cabot Circus
and has improved. This is to keep
up with the shopping centre in terms
of sales.
To what Extent does Cabot Circus enhance
the retail experience of shoppers?
Does enhance
retailing experience!
Does the shop type vary across
the CBD?
Diversity index shows broadmead
has a wider variety. Land use bar
graph shows all types of land use,
apart from florist and proffesional
services. These could be outside
the CBD.
How do shoppers perceive the CBD?
A desireable shopping city centre
with two well known shopping
developments. Questionnaire
shoed people were divided between
which area they prefered.
Evaluation
Further Development
Different data at different intervals (e.g 4 seasons)
Seasonal figures make a
difference? ( like Christmas)
Look at previous
revenue figures to see if
CC has brought
something to the area.
Look at development of Broadmead
since 2008. This would show how
the high street is competing with the
shopping centre and what its doing
to achieve that
Background info
Not all sources reliable,
but secondary table
evaluated potential bias.
Fieldwork Techniques
Worked with other students to get more
accurate results (e.g Questionnaire)
Pedestrain count- Hard to keep track in
really busy areas.
Only do it in one direction to
reduce error in the future
Data Representation
Questionnaire- Open
questions hard to quantify in
order to represent the data.
Bi Polar Analysis- Hard to identify
less obvious data patterns when the
lines follow a similar line
Isopleth- Difficult to
accurately draw, but
good visual
representation,
Analysis
Analysis on the back of
each method of
representation. More
accurate than a general
analysis
Other
Background information
Largest city in the SW
England
Booming economy/ £500
million shopping center Cabot
Circus - finished 2008
Economy once focused on
shipping industry
River Avon/ Severn
Location choice
It was the closest city which allowed
decent comparison between CBD
shopping outlets
Easy access - M5
Cabot Circus recent devpt
- comparison between high
street and shopping center