GGR252H5 Study Guide - Starbucks, Coffee Time, Tim Hortons
Document Summary
Level of concentration ownership (over the past years, fewer ownership, less owners) More canadian owners takeover shopping malls, power centers, concentration of space. Urban renewal city such as toronto has lots industrial lands, and been reconstructed to retail stores and residential areas: this happening cause of urban change, employment change, and change in cliental activity. Not duplicated anywhere: general decline lots more stores have more specialzed goods. Family owned businesses are no longer needed: exceptions places like 7/11. Specialization in downtown, there are more specialized stores such as furniture and specific to the neighbourhood they are in. Ethnic ethic based stores serve that specific ethnicity (ex. Bollywood movies, italian bakery, etc. ) this has changed overtime because certain places are not only for that ethnic group, they are also used for tourism since people around the world come to visit these places: locational issues. Urban/suburban spatial expansion in urban locations.
