Oscar Selby
@oscarselby.bsky.social
Researcher @ Centre for Cities
The geography of high streets within cities is also important.
In Stoke the presence of Festival retail park drags spending out of the city centre, increasing vacancies there.
This is not the case in Brighton which subsequently has the 5th lowest high street vacancy rate of all UK city centres.
In Stoke the presence of Festival retail park drags spending out of the city centre, increasing vacancies there.
This is not the case in Brighton which subsequently has the 5th lowest high street vacancy rate of all UK city centres.
July 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The geography of high streets within cities is also important.
In Stoke the presence of Festival retail park drags spending out of the city centre, increasing vacancies there.
This is not the case in Brighton which subsequently has the 5th lowest high street vacancy rate of all UK city centres.
In Stoke the presence of Festival retail park drags spending out of the city centre, increasing vacancies there.
This is not the case in Brighton which subsequently has the 5th lowest high street vacancy rate of all UK city centres.
We also found that geography is key. Mapping high street catchments revealed that smaller cities like Wakefield and Bradford struggle partly because of their proximity to Leeds city centre.
July 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We also found that geography is key. Mapping high street catchments revealed that smaller cities like Wakefield and Bradford struggle partly because of their proximity to Leeds city centre.
Reposted by Oscar Selby
If (like me) this is your idea of fun, find this tool at the end this latest blog on visitor spend clusters by my colleague @oscarselby.bsky.social and have a play around! Also a good read on the concentration of visitor spend and its implications if tourist levies are to be enacted in England
Where visitor spend clusters within UK cities - Centre for Cities
Visitor spend is mostly in city centres. Understanding this fact, in combination with the few exceptions to this rule, will be key in the ongoing debate over tourism taxes.
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November 28, 2024 at 8:55 AM
If (like me) this is your idea of fun, find this tool at the end this latest blog on visitor spend clusters by my colleague @oscarselby.bsky.social and have a play around! Also a good read on the concentration of visitor spend and its implications if tourist levies are to be enacted in England