An Economic Profile of the Glenrothes Area - Home Page
An Economic Profile of the Glenrothes Area - Home Page
An Economic Profile of the Glenrothes Area - Home Page
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Map 5: Main Retail <strong>Area</strong>s and Floorspace in <strong>the</strong> Glenro<strong>the</strong>s <strong>Area</strong> during 2010Source: Goad, ExperianTable 6: Town Centre Retail Floorspace and Vacancy Rates during 2010Retail typeFloorspaceFloorspace(Sq m) (%)Comparison Goods 14,700 38.6Services 5,210 13.7Convenience Goods 5,010 13.2Food and Drink 2,580 6.8Supermarkets 2,350 6.2Charity 780 2.0Vacant 7,450 19.6Total 38,080 100.0Source: Goad, Experian (April 2010)• Comparison goods are non-perishable goods <strong>of</strong>ten stocked in a wide range <strong>of</strong> sizes,styles, colours and quantities, such as clothing, furniture, televisions and carpets.Comparison goods account for <strong>the</strong> largest share <strong>of</strong> floorspace in Glenro<strong>the</strong>s town centreat 38.6%.• Services and Convenience goods - goods which are widely distributed, relativelyinexpensive and can be purchased with <strong>the</strong> minimum <strong>of</strong> effort, such as petrol,newspapers, grocery items, buy both account for around 13%.• During 2010 over 80% <strong>of</strong> retail premises were occupied, with <strong>the</strong> vacancy rate averaging19.6%.16
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