Yorkshire Post: "Yorkshire blazes the retail trail" (Consume, Consume! At least it's economic activity, though.)

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"Yorkshire is bucking national shopping centre development figures as the region’s cities creep up the retail rankings with the construction of new schemes, according to property experts.

"... Andrew Milton, director of retail asset services in CBRE’s Leeds office, said:

"Hammerson’s Victoria Gate which will see John Lewis coming to the city for the first time, Westfield’s long awaited Broadway development in Bradford and the recently opened Vangarde Retail Park in York all demonstrate that retailing within the Yorkshire region continues to be strong in those important key locations.

Although London and the south east remains dominant in terms of development and retailer preferences, strong retailing locations within the UK will always do well [winning the 'Meaningless Phrase of the Day Award'; should go far, this Andy] including good quality market towns."