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From the rise of the mall, to the closure of shops during Covid.

Laurie Taylor hears about research by Emma Casey on a mall in Newcastle which revolutionised shopping. Also Katie Appleford on the loss of the shopping experience in Covid.

In 1986 in Gateshead the MetroCentre opened on the site of a former power station.   Laurie Taylor talks to Emma Casey, Reader in Sociology at the University of York  about a new study which charts the history and the impact of this mall which created space for more than 300 shops.  They're joined by Katie Appleford, Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour at University for the Creative Arts, London and researcher into UK mothers' shopping habits post-COVID. Has the promise of shopping, as represented by the Metro Centre, faltered in the wake of the pandemic?

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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