Sustainable retail development: a case study of Mountain Equipment Co-op
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2008-09-18T21:00:47Z
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Woitenko, Tracy
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This practicum explores the concept of sustainable retail development and seeks out
innovative approaches that can be employed by retailers, retail developers and urban planners to
create more sustainable retail environments in Canadian cities. This is achieved in part through
a case study of how a notable Canadian retailer, Mountain Equipment Co-op, addresses the
negative social, environmental and economic implications of predominant retail development
practices. Although the concept of ‘sustainable retailing’ encompasses an extremely broad
number of considerations which may include product sourcing, transportation and manufacturing
standards, materials recycling, building construction and customer and employee satisfaction;
this practicum focuses on the issues of ‘sustainable retail development’ from an urban planning
perspective. These considerations include the economic, environmental and social impacts
of site location and development decisions of retailers. The intention of this practicum is to
promote change both locally and globally through the encouragement of more sustainable retail
development initiatives at the district, block, site and community scales.
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sustainable, retail development