Trafford Centre

Question 0

How big is it and how much did it cost

Answer 0

150 acres

£600m

Question 1

When did it open and where

Answer 1

1998
Brownfield site
5 miles from Manchester

Question 2

Catchment area

Answer 2

8% pop = within 45m drive

30m visitors / year

Question 3

What does it offer

Answer 3

200 shops
1600 seat food court
20 screen cinema
Climbing wall
10-pin bowling
Laser quest

Question 4

What does it offer: parking

Answer 4

11,500 free parking and traffic control

Question 5

What does it offer: accessibility

Answer 5

M60 outside man

M602 city centre

Question 6

What does it offer: opening times

Answer 6

10pm Monday Friday
8pm Saturday
6pm Sunday

Question 7

Problems

Answer 7

Altricham- 37% shops vacant

Question 8

Benefits:

Answer 8

Royal man kids hospital

8000 employed with healthcare and childcare

Question 9

Management:

Answer 9

Altricham: 40 buses/ hour
Shuttle to metro link
Altricial forward- events and parking