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Article: Success of malls keeps city centre on its toes
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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It is 25 years since Edinburgh's first out-of-town shopping
centre, Cameron Toll, opened its doors. Laura Cummings examines a
consumer revolution
IT was the beginning of a love affair that shows no signs of
fading. When the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre opened in October,
1984, Edinburgh shoppers got their first taste of an out-of-town
shopping mall.
The Savacentre hypermarket - a joint venture between BHS and
Sainsbury, which boasted of being Scotland's largest single level
store - was the main draw.
While some may have been smitten at first sight, millions of us
since have been bitten by the bug.
When the fridge is bare, there's no washing-up liquid left and
you really need something new ...