| Comment | Worth noting Edinburgh doesn't have anything quite like the proliferation of out-of-town American style shopping malls that Glasgow does, between Braehead, Silverburn, The Fort, which draw people away from the centre of Glasgow (and the centre of Paisley & Renfrew).
The Gyle is most similar to these and Fort Kinnaird is sizable, but not quite the same thing. When it comes to retail parks both big and small, Glasgow has plenty more, to the detriment of the city centre.
It's not the core reason, but it is one part of the picture along with Edinburgh's tourist foot traffic skyrocketing these past 10 years.
This of course is in the wider context of brick and mortar retail fighting a losing battle against online retail. But within that context, Edinburgh's a little better positioned for its city centre streets to continue to cater to higher profile brands. It also helps that Edinburgh city centre is significantly more densely populated than Glasgow's, which has among the least densely populated city centres in Europe. |
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