A TALE OF TWO SUPERSTORES: The Eastleigh Carrefour & the Coatbridge Asda

Two fascinating reports have recently been published on two large‐scale retail units — the Carrefour hypermarket at Eastleigh and the Asda at Coatbridge. Other than the fact that they are large‐scale and share the superstore “concept”, they could hardly be more different. At opposite ends of the country, one is town centre and the other edge of town; their catchment areas, and the car ownership rates involved, are both very different. In this feature we analyse the reports and look particularly at the impact on the surrounding shopping areas of the two superstores.