Do you think the Trafford centre will last 20 more years?

I think the only way the Trafford centre will survive long term is to change the demographic of the shops they have. they need to create a decent "independent" area, where lots of smaller shops can move into for cheap and as they build there businesses then move into more prominent units etc. the "high street" in effect needs a massive overhaul away from big brands.
 
remember arthur mann said:
Isn't it every 10 years DEB'e ? I was over there in 1980, they were just rehearsing for the play at the time. Failsworth is twinned with Landsberg, went over as a guest with the brass band. Beautiful part of the country. Landsberg Prison is where Hitler dictated Mein Kampf.
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Yer prob right, Arthur. I'm at the point where five minutes and ten years are pretty interchangeable.
 
The food offerings are pretty much solely crappy big chains.

The shops are much the same, and you can generally get anything a lot cheaper on line.

At least Manchesters got the hustle and bustle of the NQ, smaller independents to make things worth while.

Used to love going when I was a kid but never spent anything.
 
My daughter pronounced the name wrong and called it the traffic centre, which is quite apt.
Anyway, yes it will survive. I imagine it will need to adapt though and will see more entertainment facilities and less shops.
 
worsleyweb said:
Went today for the first time in a while. Looks scruffy and in need of investment. Debenhams gone, Top Man, Top Shop, Thornton’s. TM Lewin and many many more and the replacement shops looked more befitting of Stretford Market. It’s fair to say it has peaked after 25 years and I can’t only see a gradual downfall. The days of a day out there are long gone. Clientele and quality of shops seems to be falling and I don’t know how it can be turned around easily.

Manchester City centre is also poor for shopping in my opinion.
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I’d put shopping centres/malls in Room 101 if I could. I hate the places!

I never go to the Trafford Centre. Bet I’ve been there half a dozen times ever since it opened. It’s not for men that place, hardly any menswear stores, and absolutely no indies.

Town is really good for shopping if you’re a man, loads of indies around street corners here and there. Can’t stand the Arndale though. I’d knock it down tomorrow if I could, it takes up a prime city centre location.

At a push I’d allow something like a large Barton Arcade to be built in place of the Armadale because it’s an interesting building and nice to be in, but I’d still rather have open air streets.
 
117 M34 said:
My daughter pronounced the name wrong and called it the traffic centre, which is quite apt.
Anyway, yes it will survive. I imagine it will need to adapt though and will see more entertainment facilities and less shops.
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Can you buy groceries there, I mean is there a Tesco, Asda etc
The big malls here have those, I presume to attract more people.
 
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