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Madrid. "Paradise" superstores. |
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Madrid. "Paradise" superstores.
The trade geography has changed significantly in recent decades. Before 1981, 94% of the gross rentable area of shopping malls in Madrid was the central almond (within the M-30). In 2004, that proportion had fallen to 30%, as it covers thesis De Santiago. In parallel, small traders ha ido losing market share to supermarkets and hypermarkets, which puts figures to the experience of Maria Antonia. If in 1986 the traditional shops selling 48% of the meal, in 2000 and was only 15%.
The growth of large areas of concern to small business, which feared that the development of this model is unstoppable. His concern is compounded by the Government's intention to liberalize regional schedules, in the Community in which more festive opening (22 Sundays, when most open only eight), something that critics mass unions, small businesses and consumers themselves . "Do we really must demand more hours to buy?", He wondered Elena Mendez. No, according to a recent survey of the Observatory of Prices of the Ministry of Agriculture. The 86.3% of consumers said that the current schedules are adequate. Mendez also responds: "The companies most interested in liberalization are those in which the purchase requires more time and displacement, or shopping malls."
El Pais, 25/05/08.
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