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1. Introduction 1.1 Aim The aim of my investigation is to discover how various aspects of shopping centres change according to the level of the centre on the shopping hierarchy. 1.2 Geographical Background The shopping hierarchy is a classification used to differentiate between shopping centres of varying sizes. Figure A shows a shopping hierarchy. The higher a shopping centre's position in the hierarchy pyramid, the greater the total number of shops, the greater the range, more variety of shops/services and the greater the sphere of influence of the centre. In a geographical context, the term range refers to the distance people are prepared to travel to use a shop or service, as an example, a fish and chip shop would have a small range whereas a department store would have a relatively larger range. Range is closely related to the term threshold population. This means the minimum number of customers required to keep a...

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