The south Wales region is increasingly taking on a test‐tube character for assessing shopping patterns throughout the country as a whole. Cwmbran New Town, situated some five miles south of Pontypool and 16 miles north‐east of Cardiff, has been described as being “likely to be regarded as...

Woolco opened a superstore at Cwmbran in South Wales last October. The store is 9,290 sq metres in size and adds yet another major unit to an area which already contains a Carrefour at Caerphilly and an Asda at Rogerstone (Newport). The authors are involved in a programme of research which is...

In 1972 a Bill passed by the French Parliament inaugurated a scheme to give help to elderly and long‐experienced small retailers, in the form of direct grants and pension schemes. John Dawson has been assessing the effect of the legislation and the nature of the grants awarded.

The marketing system — as expressed through institutions such as wholesalers and retailers — has in recent years made a marked impact on city centres and suburbs. The author here examines the effect of hypermarkets, particularly in France, and city centre shopping centres in this country; he...

The idea that “anything goes” in enterprise zones certainly is not the case, particularly as regards retailing. Floorspace size limits on new retail developments, stringent in some cases, are commonplace. John Dawson and Leigh Sparks look at the various schemes and compare the restrictions,...