Totterdown Shopping

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Published on Monday, 12 March 2012 00:52

Written by Allan Keen

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TRESA has long argued that that Totterdown should be supported as a local shopping centre and we were pleased that the conclusion of a recent retail survey report offers some hope to our community in retaining and increasing the amount of local independent shopping in Totterdown.

The report concludes "Overall the collection of shops, services and other facilities along Wells Road in Totterdown provides, in our opinion, an important destination and focus for the local community. A varied range of uses are present although the centre focuses upon the provision of a large number of service uses and convenience/food provision. Whilst this area does not attract a high proportion of visits from the local population, which is understandable given the lack of a large banker retailer, the area is nevertheless popular with the local community and its choice/range of niche/independent shops is a key positive aspect.
We support the decision of the City Council who identify this area as a defined centre within the retail hierarchy in south Bristol and we consider that efforts should be made to protect and enhance its contribution to serving the local community. A key area of focus will be reducing the number of vacant units."

See below for a PDF of a the slide-show of the report findings which were presented at our 2010 AGM.

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retail_study.pdf

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