Shopping Environments

Description

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed ""mall"" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation. This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and considerations that make a successful retail center: location, catchment user needs, as well as access and layout. Covering everything from site master planning to the e.;Front Cover; Shopping Environments; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Figure Credits; Biography; Part 1: The Development and Nature of Shopping Environments; 1. The Big Issues; Issues Facing Shopping Centres Today; Social and Human Issues; Buying an Experience; Increasing Expectations; Making a Destination; Customers Become Guests; Demographic Change; Catering Facilities; Safety and Security; Leisure and Entertainment; Women Shop Most in the UK; Shopping Habits; Planning Issues; Environmental Awareness; Integrated Transport Policies; Economic Issues. Front Cover Shopping Environments Copyright Page Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Figure Credits Biography Part 1: The Development and Nature of Shopping Environments 1. The Big Issues Issues Facing Shopping Centres Today Social and Human Issues Buying an Experience Increasing Expectations Making a Destination Customers Become Guests Demographic Change Catering Facilities Safety and Security Leisure and Entertainment Women Shop Most in the UK Shopping Habits Planning Issues Environmental Awareness Integrated Transport Policies Economic Issues. Maturity of the MarketCompetition Need to Modernise Town Centre Facilities Expectations Value Importance of the Customer Tenant Mix Constant Change Global Retailers Economies of Scale Emerging Competition Anchors Remain Important Shopfronts Raise their Skirts The Big Challenges 2. Historical Evolution of Places for Shopping Ancient Times Early Civilisation Roman Forums Medieval to 19th Century Medieval Market and Town Halls -- 11th-16th Centuries Eastern Bazaars Exchanges Streets of Europe Market and Fair Buildings First Generation of Planned Shopping Arcades. Bazaars and Department StoresOther Shopping Influences Chain Stores Supermarkets The Beginning of Shopping Centres The Suburban Malls Precincts Central Area Redevelopments Festival Retailing Part 2: The Contemporary Types of Shopping Centre 3. Overview Increased Pace of Evolution The Evolution of Categorisation Catchment Location Tenant Mix Style of Retailing Physical Form Combination with Other Uses 1st or 2nd Generation The Types of Shopping Environment 4. Out-of-Town Suburban Shopping Establishing the Form Evolution of the Suburban Mall. American Influences on European CentresRegional Shopping Centres Regional Shopping and Leisure Centres New Town Regional Malls Reinvention of the Regional Shopping Centre Lifestyle Centres Retail Resorts Hybrid Centres Non-Town-Centre Shopping Malls Retail Parks Factory Outlet Centres Entertainment Centres 5. Town Centre Shopping The Big Issues Evolution of Town Centre Shopping American Origins Early European Town Centre Shopping Further Developments Town Centre Malls Galleria and Vertical Malls Speciality Shopping The First Generation of Urban Shopping Centres. New Urban QuartersRotterdam Nijmegen Manchester Projects in the Pipeline Victoria Square, Belfast Paradise Street, Liverpool The Paradise Street Quarters 6. Emerging Types of Shopping Retail Entertainment Destinations Free-Standing Destinations Retail Entertainment Districts Focused Retail Centres Railway Transport Oriented Retail Destination Stations Neighbourhood Stations Airport Concourse Retail Other Emerging Trends Stores with an Experience Instore Education Part 3: The Design Guides 7. What Makes a Successful Shopping Centre Unique Qualities of Shopping Centres.