For this assignment, I have chosen to study the North West Kent area. For this particular area of study, I am going to look at how retail has changed over the last 20-25 years and how retail is changing today.

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INTRODUCTION

For this assignment, I have chosen to study the North West Kent area. For this particular area of study, I am going to look at how retail has changed over the last 20-25 years and how retail is changing today.

I hope that I will gain a valuable insight into where, how and why people decide to shop. I am going to study the various distribution services that provide the supply chain that continuously transports goods from the producer to the buying consumer.

Through this assignment, I will report about the role that shopping has in our everyday lives and how the retail industry as a whole reacts to this.

Over the last 20-25 years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of out of town shopping centres. The North West Kent area is a good example of this as it is home to the largest out of town shopping centres in Europe- Bluewater. The reason for Bluewater being at this particular location is because:

* It has good transport links to London and the surrounding South Eastern area.

* It is in close vicinity to the capital.

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