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TWENTIETH‐CENTURY RETAIL CHANGE IN THE HALIFAX CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Author(s) -
Millward Hugh,
Winsor Loma
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1997.tb01158.x
Subject(s) - downtown , central business district , competitor analysis , competition (biology) , business , retail trade , retail sales , rest (music) , marketing , advertising , geography , agricultural economics , commerce , economics , transport engineering , engineering , archaeology , ecology , biology , medicine , cardiology
The Halifax downtown area has experienced considerably change in the amount, type, and location of retailing in this century, exemplifying many processes and patterns typical of North American cbds. Owing to increased competition from suburban business districts, retail activity has remained fairly constant in absolute terms but has declined relative to the rest of the urban area. In response, the mix of downtown retailing has been reoriented to emphasize the district's comparative advantages, cbd retailers have differentiated their goods and services from those of suburban competitors but have also attempted to provide settings and amenities ‐ notably, indoor malls and off‐street parking ‐ which mimic those found at suburban shopping centres. Such changes are investigated in this case study by means of two broad questions: (1) how and why has the cbd's overall mix of retail types changed through time, and (2) how and why have changes occurred in the location of retailing and retail types within the cbd?