The authority are currently considering releasing a parcel of land for a small scale supermarket, which would be located close to a small identified local centre. Currently, there is already a large convenience store located within the centre. I have been asked to do a bit of research to try and establish whether the two could co-exist and complement eachother, or if the new development would have a significant detrimental impact not just upon the store, but also upon the local centre. Obviously a new store could possibly take business away from an existing one, but If anybody has had a similar situtation in their local area and could perhaps offer guidance on other things to consider and potential positives and negatives etc, that would be very useful.
