GGR252H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Gentrification, Intime, Market Saturation
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Growth in size and sophistication of businesses. Trend is a response to changing consumer demand and affluence. Strips, neighborhood streets, suburban plazas, power centers, downtowns, and revitalized boutique districts. The bay, wal-mart, canadian tire, club monaco, hmv, harry rosen. Retail sales absorb 1/3rd of our disposable incomes. Non-existent retail planning controls and an uncontrolled retail sprawl resulted. Centre and the housing stock developed at the same time. Shopping centre viewed as the centre of the planned community. Same layout and design, same range of goods and services. 1986; 52% of canada"s retail chains and departmental stores located in shopping malls. Mostly women clothing stores, luggage and leather goods, children"s clothing, jewelry stores, shoe stores etc. Shopping centre viewed as a growth pole stimulating future development. Constructed on intersections and expressways- it would precede residential development by three to five years. Examples can include stc in scarborough, and square 1 in mississauga.
