HHS 105-03: Fall 2009; You are your own GPU

The places of retail that we visited were the friendly center and the four season’s town center. One thing that I noticed about the friendly center was that it was divided into two sections, old and new. This is evident through the store types as well as the actual buildings themselves. The other buildings had a rustier looking brick. The old stores were stores such as the animal clinic and radio shack whereas the new stores were stores such as Victoria secrets and the limited. This shows the difference in values. The newer buildings seem like they are more for luxury purposes whereas the older buildings are more of needs. The restaurants are sporadically placed around the friendly center in between the stores; this adds a value of convenience because it means that people can shop as well as eat and not worry about where the restaurants are. It can be argued that it may be more convenient to have all the restaurants in one place but that depends on the individual. The parking surrounds the friendly center making it convenient for people to shop. The parking bays are placed in front of each store and therefore people have the option of parking in front of the store they wish to shop in or they can park and walk around.
At the four season’s mall, the shops are placed differently. Although it is still circular, there are three circular floors. The shops seem to cater mostly to the younger demographic. The four season’s town center is surrounded by many things. There is a movie theatre around as well as hotels which shows that this may be a tourist area or a show off area because it has a lot of leisure activities. It is convenient for students because it isn’t far from campus. As you leave the mall you can also get onto an interstate which shows that it is connected to other places.