Out-of-Town Developments 'Cost City Jobs'; Warning Over Retail Sector Job Losses

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SHOPPERS are overlooking retailers in the centre of Scotland's largest city in favour of large out-of-town developments, which has resulted in job losses in the retails sector, according to a new report.

The latest figures show that Glasgow's city centre has lost a significant number of retail jobs and may lose more as the effects of sites such as the (pounds) 200m Glasgow Fort complex in Easterhouse are felt.

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Out-of-Town Developments 'Cost City Jobs'; Warning Over Retail Sector Job Losses

In 1998 the city centre accounted for nearly half of retail jobs in Glasgow and the surrounding areas, but the most recent statistics show that the figure h...

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