Changing Retail Services - Population And Settlement

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

City of Truro, Cornwall

Question 2

1st stage

• year
• changes
• benefit
• problems (3)

Answer 2

• early 1980s
• retail service provision in CBD (Tescos, M&S)
• footfall was good (20,000 per week)
• congestion
• parking problems
• no room expansion

Question 3

2nd stage

• year
• changes
• benefits (4)
• changes
• consequences (1)

Answer 3

• 1990s
• Treliske Retail Park built on the A390 to the west of Truro
• free parking
• easy access (railway station, 2 miles from CBD)
• room for expansion (6 acre plot)
• room for large stores (homebase)
• Tescos and Sainsburys relocated to the outskirts
• decline of the CBD - shops (67% of which where independent stores) closed as retail service provision moved

Question 4

3rd stage

• year
• changes (3)
• consequences (2)
• benefits

Answer 4

• 2000s
• CBD regeneration:
• Piazza created (pedestrian access, biweekly farmers market selling local crafts and food) from car park
• more multi-storey parking built (Lemon Quay Multi-Storey with 395 spaces)
• large, flagship store M&S relocated to Piazza
• anchor store attracted more shops (Debenhams)
• CBD expanded
• more variety and choice for customers

Question 5

4th stage

• year
• changes

Answer 5

• 2010s
• sustainable approach to securing more customers (2015 Tregurra park and ride built to bring customers into the CBD between the hours of 6.20am and 8.30 pm Monday to Saturday)