Telling the story of a street: micro-retail change in Manchester from the 1960s. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Warnaby, Gary; Medway, Dominic
• Is Part Of: History of retailing and consumption. Volume 3:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Retail change -- retail location -- Manchester; Retail trade -- History -- Periodicals; 381
• DOI: 10.1080/2373518X.2017.1294723
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-518X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates locational change in one street – King Street in Manchester, England – in an attempt to analyse broader retail trends and evaluate their implications. Analysis of Goad plans dating from the mid-1960s reveal King Street to be a microcosm of locational trends in retailing, such as the increasing prevalence of the multiple retailer in urban centres. Also highlighted is the micro-spatial impact of store (re-)location decisions within a city centre by retailers. A focus on such issues at the level of the individual street highlights the complex specificity and nuanced nature of such trends.