| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1998 |
Coverage: United Kingdom
Source: Experian, Oxford Institute of Retail Management
- In 1990, 34 per cent of all new retail floor space was in town centres. By the year 2000 this had increased to 51 per cent. Between 1998 and 2000, the proportion of new retail floor space created in town centres increased more than 2 and a half times - from 15 per cent to 51 per cent of the total each year.
- In 2000, the proportion of new retail floor space in town centres was 29 percentage points lower than in 1970. At that time, 85 per cent of all new retail floor space was created in town centres.