... be affected by Freeport Designer Village. Because of this, trade in the town centre may decrease, causing some people to loose their jobs and trade. An example of this is the Merry Hill shopping centre in the west midlands. This had an adverse effect on its town centre. The sphere of influence is the area served by a settlement; this is sometimes called its catchment area. The larger the settlement is, the larger the number and variety of shops and the wider area from which people come. This is relevant as I will compare the sphere of influence for Braintree town centre and Freeport. Smaller settlements have fewer shops. These shops provide low-order or convenience goods such as newspapers, bread and milk (basic day to day goods). In larger settlements there are more shops, like specialist shops. These are called high order or comparison goods. The threshold population is the minimum number of ...

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