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29
Apr
Harrogate named as one of UK's best shopping destinations
Harrogate has been named as the 17th best shopping destination in the UK in a new study.
Commercial real estate company Newmark analysed the health of 1,000 UK retail centres based on factors including retail unit vacancy rate, the change in vacancy rate, space being adapted for other uses, shopper spend per annum and footfall figures.
The company's Vitality Rankings, which have been produced annually since 2014, this year ranked Harrogate in the top 25 best places to shop — ahead of York and Leeds.
The top 25 was dominated by southern locations. Cambridge city centre was named as the best place to shop, ahead of Cobham in Surrey and then five London locations.
The only northern locations to finish higher than Harrogate, which was ranked 15th last year, were Chester city centre in eighth and Ilkley, in 13th.
Newmark director Andy Metherell said in the introduction to the report:
Source: Newmark
Read the full report here.
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