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<title><![CDATA[A ponte cai...]]></title>
<link>http://sebal2009comfuturo.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/a-ponte-cai/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Day 138 - South African Shopping, Swimming &amp; BBQing]]></title>
<link>http://ciaranmcg.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/day-138-south-african-shopping-swimming-bbqing/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A South African Braai (BBQ) 　 I cant believe that I actually slept from 10pm last night, till almost]]></description>
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<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3715434391_aa31b09a6e.jpg" alt="A South African Braai (BBQ)" width="500" height="334" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A South African Braai (BBQ)</p></div>
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<p>I cant believe that I actually slept from 10pm last night, till almost 10am this morning (minus an hour for a coughing fit in the middle of the night) and yet I still felt a bit tired throughout the day. But that is definitely the best sleep that I have had in probably well over a month. We had some lovely bacon and eggs in the morning and then made our way to a local retail park (very like Boucher back in Belfast) where we had a walk round the shops, many of which brought back a lot of memories for Jess and her mum.</p>
<p>We went to a place very like poundstretcher called Mr Price and I was able to get my very first present for my family. I have to admit that things still really arent that different than back at home. They sell pretty much the same stuff and you get it for relatively the same price. They are a bit stricter on security in the shops; so say for instance that you go back into one of the stores with the same bag; they will check through your bag and make a note of what you bought so that your not stealing when you go back in. In saying that, the security guard was very friendly and continually smiled to make sure you didnt feel that you were being ridiculed.</p>
<p>We went back to Sandra and Reg&#8217;s house and then the four of us went on a wee drive round Gonubie where they pointed out to me their old house and where all their friends lived around the neighbourhood. The streets work very differently to what they do back home in that they are all numbered avenues very like America (so you get 17th Avenue etc) so they are all in blocks, however because everyone builds their own houses so they all look extremely different!</p>
<p>We took a short stop out onto the Gonubie coast, and then a short drive to the boardwalk and Gonubie beach for a quick look which was gorgeous, before making our way back to Jess&#8217; family&#8217;s next door neighbours house [Classy] for a quick cup of coffee before heading back to Sandras house to get the Braai on (Braai is the afrikans name for a BBQ). I decided to jump in the pool for the craic; holy shit it was colder than the irish sea! I swear I shivered for about 2 hours after getting out, but it was definitely worth it! We made our way to the super spar to get some groceries for the week. They started to play some music over the sound system so me and Jess started to dance like fools; then all of a sudden the clerk who was packing the shelves started to dance with us and was loving it! Even when we stopped dancing he was still shaking his ass whilst putting the jars of sauce on the shelves. Then when we were walking away he said &#8220;I wish we had customers like that more often&#8221;. Made our day <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>We got back to the house with all our groceries and Reg started the Braai. It took a few hours for the logs to be the right temperature so we sat around having a few beers whilst Les and Reg taught me afrikans words that I could use whilst I was here, or at least I thought I could because what they told me was a polite way to say thank you actually meant &#8220;Your full of shit&#8221; lol.</p>
<p>The BBQ was beautiful and we had typical South African sausage called Boerewors  chops and chicken. We all just sat round telling stories and laughing a lot! The night time is still very deceiving and what feels like 2am is usually around 10pm so an early night actually worked out quite well as it still feels like you were up all night.</p>
<p>Great Day!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tavira multi-million euro shopping centre]]></title>
<link>http://realestateagentsportugal.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/tavira-multi-million-euro-shopping-centre-2/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#160; In what appears to be part of a shopping centre boom in the Algarve the Sonae Group has lent ]]></description>
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<p><img title="Tavira Gran Plaza" height="123" alt="Tavira Gran Plaza" hspace="10" src="http://www.algarvemais.com/images/stories/news_pictures/tavira-gran-plaza.jpg" width="150" align="right" border="1" />In what appears to be part of a shopping centre boom in the Algarve the Sonae Group has lent a significant financial boost to the eastern part of the region by inaugurating a €15 million shopping centre in Tavira that has directly created 273 jobs. Owned by Matifer and managed by the Sonae Group the Tavira Gran Plaza comprises four of the Group’s key base retail brands (Continente, Área Saúde, Bom Bocado and Book.It) as well as five specialist brands (Sport Zone, Worten, Worten Mobile, Modalfa and the Zippy Kidstore).</p>
<p>This recent opening is evidence that the Group continues to invest heavily in high-value projects that have the potential to stimulate local economy.</p>
<p>Sonae’s presence in the Algarve is now firmly established, with 65 shops (10 Worten, eight Worten Mobile, eight Modalfa, seven Sport Zone, six Área Saúde, six Modelo, five Continente, four Star Travel Agencies, three Maxmat DIY stores, two Bom Bocado, two Book.it, two Zippy, one Loop and one Vobis), as well as three shopping centres; Guia’s AlgarveShopping, Continente Shopping Centre in Portimão and the Modelo Shopping Centre in Albufeira. Altogether, the ventures have created more than 2,200 jobs across the region.</p>
<p>Pedro Salazar, Public Relations Manager for Sonae, said “With these new units we have increased our closeness to all Algarvean families and tourists who, year after year, seek this region and to whom we continue to offer the best value, found in our variety and quality of products, with the lowest prices on the market”.</p>
<p>Tavira Gran-Plaza was opened on June 5th and aims to serve the areas of Tavira, Vila Real Santo António, São Brás de Alportel and Olhão, offering 1,045 car parking spaces.</p>
<p>source: <a href="http://www.the-news.net">the-news.net</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tavira multi-million euro shopping centre]]></title>
<link>http://realestateagentsportugal.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/tavira-multi-million-euro-shopping-centre/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>realestateagentsportugal</dc:creator>
<guid>http://realestateagentsportugal.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/tavira-multi-million-euro-shopping-centre/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#160; In what appears to be part of a shopping centre boom in the Algarve the Sonae Group has lent ]]></description>
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<p><img title="Tavira Gran Plaza" height="123" alt="Tavira Gran Plaza" hspace="10" src="http://www.algarvemais.com/images/stories/news_pictures/tavira-gran-plaza.jpg" width="150" align="right" border="1" />In what appears to be part of a shopping centre boom in the Algarve the Sonae Group has lent a significant financial boost to the eastern part of the region by inaugurating a €15 million shopping centre in Tavira that has directly created 273 jobs. Owned by Matifer and managed by the Sonae Group the Tavira Gran Plaza comprises four of the Group’s key base retail brands (Continente, Área Saúde, Bom Bocado and Book.It) as well as five specialist brands (Sport Zone, Worten, Worten Mobile, Modalfa and the Zippy Kidstore).</p>
<p>This recent opening is evidence that the Group continues to invest heavily in high-value projects that have the potential to stimulate local economy.</p>
<p>Sonae’s presence in the Algarve is now firmly established, with 65 shops (10 Worten, eight Worten Mobile, eight Modalfa, seven Sport Zone, six Área Saúde, six Modelo, five Continente, four Star Travel Agencies, three Maxmat DIY stores, two Bom Bocado, two Book.it, two Zippy, one Loop and one Vobis), as well as three shopping centres; Guia’s AlgarveShopping, Continente Shopping Centre in Portimão and the Modelo Shopping Centre in Albufeira. Altogether, the ventures have created more than 2,200 jobs across the region.</p>
<p>Pedro Salazar, Public Relations Manager for Sonae, said “With these new units we have increased our closeness to all Algarvean families and tourists who, year after year, seek this region and to whom we continue to offer the best value, found in our variety and quality of products, with the lowest prices on the market”.</p>
<p>Tavira Gran-Plaza was opened on June 5th and aims to serve the areas of Tavira, Vila Real Santo António, São Brás de Alportel and Olhão, offering 1,045 car parking spaces.</p>
<p>source: <a href="http://www.the-news.net">the-news.net</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[$350M Retail Site project comes to halt]]></title>
<link>http://retailnu.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/350m-retail-site-project-comes-to-halt/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://retailnu.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/350m-retail-site-project-comes-to-halt/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PONTIAC, MI-It’s unclear what’s going to become now of the controversial Bloomfield Park project, wh]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deka Immobilien kauft in Cambrige von Henderson und Morley den Cambridge Retail Park für 114 Mio. Euro ]]></title>
<link>http://pressemitteilungen.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/deka-immobilien-kauft-in-cambrige-von-henderson-und-morley-den-cambridge-retail-park-fur-114-mio-euro/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Immopro24.eu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pressemitteilungen.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/deka-immobilien-kauft-in-cambrige-von-henderson-und-morley-den-cambridge-retail-park-fur-114-mio-euro/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Großbritannien: Mit dem Ankauf des &#8220;Cambridge Retail Park&#8221; wird das Portfolio des Deka-I]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-Sipe. Facciamo il punto]]></title>
<link>http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/ex-sipe-facciamo-il-punto/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andrea Paltrinieri</dc:creator>
<guid>http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/ex-sipe-facciamo-il-punto/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Entro il mese di luglio verrà adottato in Consiglio Provinciale il Piano Territoriale di Coordinamen]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Entro il mese di luglio verrà adottato in Consiglio Provinciale il Piano Territoriale di Coordinamento Provinciale (PTCP), ovvero lo strumento di pianificazione che definisce assetto e tutele del territorio dell&#8217;intera provincia di Modena. Il passaggio non è irrilevante ai fini del progetto ex-Sipe visto che da diverso tempo è aperta una discussione in merito alla possibilità o meno di realizzare in quell&#8217;area, nell&#8217;ambito della superficie prevista per attività commerciali o direzionali, un <em>Retail Park</em>, ovvero un agglomerato di strutture della grande distribuzione (ed in tal modo consentire la realizzazione e finanziare il Parco Scientifico Tecnologico previsto in quell&#8217;area). <!--more-->E visto che, per realizzare quanto richiesto dalla proprietà (<em>Green Village srl</em>), occorreva introdurre una modifica al Piano Operativo delle Infrastrutture Commerciali (POIC) che nel distretto Valle del Panaro prevede, ad oggi, la possibilità di realizzare strutture medio-grandi fino ad un massimo di 7.000 mq (modifica che può passare anche nell&#8217;ambito del PTCP in corso di adozione). Nei giorni scorsi, nel rispondere ad un&#8217;interpellanza, l&#8217;assessore provinciale Maurizio Maletti ha affermato che le disposizioni del vigente piano del commercio provinciale non verranno modificate (<strong><a href="http://www.provincia.modena.it/accessibile/page.asp?Stampa=1&#38;IDCategoria=6&#38;IDSezione=3250&#38;ID=68354" target="_blank">vedi</a></strong>), ovvero che non verrà modificata la dotazione prevista nel 2006 di 7.000 mq di superficie di vendita di strutture commerciali medie e medio-grandi (strutture da 1.500 a 5.000 mq). Questo significa che le strutture con queste dimensioni che potranno essere collocate nell&#8217;area del progetto ex-Sipe (nella zona “le alte”) non potranno eccedere le disposizioni della pianificazione commerciale vigente (ovvero non potranno eccedere i 7.000 mq ad oggi previsti per il distretto). Due considerazioni.</p>
<p>[1] Per quanto riguarda il PTCP occorre osservare che questa soluzione appare razionale e dunque condivisibile, come ho già cercato di illustrate (<strong><a href="http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/retail-park-allex-sipe-alcune-considerazioni-pacate-e-sperabilmente-solide/" target="_self">vedi</a></strong>) e come ho sostenuto nel corso del dibattito interno al PD dei tre comuni interessati (Vignola, Spilamberto, Savignano). E ciò per un semplice motivo. Le previsioni del POIC nascono da un percorso formale di accertamento del fabbisogno del territorio, a cui hanno contribuito, altre agli enti locali, anche i soggetti privati (es. associazioni di categoria) mediante osservazioni ed argomentazioni che hanno contribuito a definire gli obiettivi del piano, cercando di fare crescere in modo equilibrato la rete commerciale del territorio. Per questo motivo è difficile sostenere oggi l&#8217;esigenza di discostarsi da quelle previsioni, anche perché la previsione di una superficie complessiva superiore ai 7.000 mq oggi previsti nasce dalla richiesta di un soggetto privato (la proprietà dell&#8217;area ex-Sipe) e pone all&#8217;ente pubblico il compito tutt&#8217;altro che agevole di dimostrare che una superficie maggiore risponde meglio all&#8217;interesse pubblico dei cittadini di questo territorio (<strong><a href="http://http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/retail-park-allex-sipe-alcune-considerazioni-pacate-e-sperabilmente-solide/" target="_self">vedi</a></strong>). Interesse – è bene ricordarlo – che riguarda sia le opportunità da offrire ai consumatori, ma anche la tenuta di un modello di città e di insediamento commerciale che vuole privilegiare il centro urbano (i “centri commerciali naturali”), in modo assolutamente coerente con le strategie di sviluppo che si vanno definendo per questo territorio (es. con il <em>Piano delle strategie</em> dell&#8217;Unione Terre di Castelli; <strong><a href="http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/una-mission-per-questo-territorio-il-parco-europeo-dellospitalita/" target="_self">vedi</a></strong>). Bisogna osservare che nel dibattito a mezzo stampa si è avuta l&#8217;impressione che gli scenari (e relative “opportunità”) che si andavano delineando (ricordiamo che la proposta originaria della proprietà, nata dall&#8217;accordo con IGD, era per una superficie di vendita di 20.000 mq, quindi abbassata a 17.800 sulla base di una ipotesi avanzata “informalmente”) venissero ad essere piegati sulla base di preferenze od interessi soggettivi, con scarso riguardo alla solidità delle argomentazioni. Ritengo ancora oggi che sia difficile poter condividere la tesi, che pure è stata avanzata, che il <em>Retail Park</em> nell&#8217;area ex-Sipe possa costituire un valore in sé positivo per questo territorio (per intenderci, una cosa che avremmo promosso anche senza i <em>benefit </em>che esso consente: Parco Scientifico Tecnologico ecc.).</p>
<p>[2] Seconda considerazione. Se per quanto riguarda la superficie di vendita di strutture medie e medio grandi (di pertinenza del POIC) nel distretto valle del Panaro il PTCP sembra aver imboccato la giusta direzione, rimane aperta la questione del dimensionamento complessivo del &#8220;polo commerciale&#8221; ex-Sipe. Infatti l&#8217;area, oltre a beneficiare della superficie (plausibilmente non di tutta, ma di una parte soltanto, ancorché consistente) prevista dal POIC potrà comunque vedere l&#8217;insediamento di altre strutture commerciali medio-piccole (da 250 a 1.500 mq), fino ad un max di 5.000 mq, la cui previsione insediativa è però di competenza dell’amministrazione comunale. Sul tavolo provinciale sta oggi la proposta di una superficie complessiva (fatta di una struttura medio-grande, più alcune strutture medio-piccole) di 11-12.000 mq. Proposta che lascia ancora insoddisfatte le associazioni di categoria. Posto che l&#8217;obiettivo è quello di servire il territorio senza intaccarne uno dei punti di valore &#8211; la rete del commercio nei centri urbani &#8211; occorre unire la discussione sulle superfici ad una considerazione sulle funzioni e le tipologie merceologiche che conviene collocarvi. Forse solo da una considerazione degli aspetti complessivi può emergere una qualche <em>chances </em>di un accordo che sia al tempo stesso un punto di razionalità per lo sviluppo del territorio. E’ infatti certamente vero che l’Accordo di Programma del 2004 prevede 39.700 mq di superficie per attività commerciali e direzionali e dunque l’attuale previsione di un’area commerciale integrata nel settore non alimentare sembra essere un buon compromesso tra gli interessi di valorizzazione della proprietà e l’interesse pubblico alla riqualificazione dell’area, all’ampliamento del verde ad uso pubblico ed il finanziamento del Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico. Occorre dunque fare il possibile per “concertare” l’ipotesi insediativa relativa alla configurazione del polo commerciale (dunque anche delle strutture medio-piccole, quelle fino a 1.500 mq), di pertinenza dell’amministrazione comunale, e per “governare” le tipologie merceologiche insediabili, al fine di perseguire la complementarietà (e non la concorrenzialità) con l&#8217;offerta commerciale esistente sul territorio (come chiedono da tempo le associazioni di categoria). Occorre anche dare maggiore trasparenza alla discussione, facendo pesare maggiormente gli interessi di medio-lungo periodo di tutto il territorio, rispetto a quelli a breve di tutti gli attori coinvolti  (e qui non si può non rilevare che un po&#8217; di credibilità l&#8217;abbiamo consumata). Da un confronto &#8220;allargato&#8221; potranno nascere buone argomentazioni sulla configurazione dell’area commerciale e direzionale ex-Sipe, così da massimizzare le <em>chances</em> di un intervento di qualità e di ausilio allo sviluppo del territorio? E&#8217; auspicabile. Un suggerimento è comunque quello di evitare di avere zone che rimangono vive solo nelle fasce orarie diurne o di prima serata, come spesso succede per i centri commerciali. Come insegna l&#8217;esperienza delle città, è la compresenza &#8220;armoniosa&#8221; di funzioni differenziate (residenza, uffici, commercio, servizi, ecc.) che consente di avere un contesto di vita di qualità. Oltre alla qualità delle soluzioni architettoniche, anche questi aspetti della “qualità sociale” delle funzioni insediate andranno particolarmente ricercati.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Retail Park all'ex-Sipe. Alcune considerazioni pacate (e sperabilmente solide)]]></title>
<link>http://amarevignola.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/retail-park-allex-sipe-alcune-considerazioni-pacate-e-sperabilmente-solide/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andrea Paltrinieri</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Nel luglio 2007 è stato stipulato, tra Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD) e la proprietà dell’ar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nel luglio 2007 è stato stipulato, tra Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD) e la proprietà dell’area “Le alte” nell’ambito del complesso ex-Sipe, il contratto preliminare per la realizzazione di un complesso immobiliare ad uso commerciale (definito <em>Retail Park</em>). Nel progetto originario (<a href="http://www.gruppoigd.it/ita/immobili.asp?id=52" target="_blank"><strong>vedi</strong></a>), oggi in corso di modifica, il complesso immobiliare era ipotizzato con estensione di 20.000 mq di superficie di vendita autorizzata (a cui si aggiunge ulteriore superficie per altre attività, fino al raggiungimento dei 39.700 mq previsti). <!--more-->Tale complesso non è previsto nell’Accordo di Programma stipulato nel 2004 tra gli enti locali, accordo che prevedeva comunque 39.700 mq destinati ad “attività commerciali e direzionali di tipo DT1”. Nella discussione di queste settimane, a fronte del generale apprezzamento per la bonifica e recupero dell’area e per la possibilità di finanziare la realizzazione del Parco Scientifico Tecnologico, è soprattutto su questo “Parco commerciale” – <em>Retail Park</em> che la discussione è risultata più accesa. E’ su questo “snodo” che vorrei pertanto concentrare alcune riflessioni, premettendo, a scanso di equivoci, che condivido pienamente gli obiettivi che con l’Accordo di Programma relativo all’area Sipe le amministrazioni comunali si sono poste: recupero di un’area degradata ed inquinata; acquisizione di aree verdi per la realizzazione di un ampio “polmone” verde per la valle del Panaro; realizzazione di un Parco Scientifico Tecnologico che promuova l’innovazione del tessuto produttivo del territorio.<br />
[1] In questa discussione è bene partire da quanto previsto dai vigenti strumenti di pianificazione commerciale, ovvero dal POIC (<em>Piano Operativo per gli Insediamenti Commerciali di interesse provinciale e sovracomunale</em>) approvato dal Consiglio Provinciale il 19 luglio 2006. Come avviene oggi con gli atti di pianificazione, il POIC è stato definito grazie ad un percorso di consultazione istituzionalizzato di attori pubblici e privati, consentendo di acquisire un consenso ampio sugli scenari di sviluppo della rete commerciale di interesse provinciale e sovracomunale. Il POIC prevede, per il distretto “Valle del Panaro”, un incremento di 7.000 mq complessivi per il non alimentare (di cui 6.000 mq con localizzazione prevista nel Comune di Marano). Questo incremento è il frutto di valutazioni condivise in sede di Conferenza di Pianificazione. A queste valutazioni il Consiglio Provinciale si è attenuto anche nell&#8217;approvare la risposta negativa all&#8217;osservazione presentata dal Presidente di Green Village Spa, Erminio Petillo (che aveva richiesto di inserire l&#8217;area Sipe tra le aree di rilevanza sovracomunale ai fini della programmazione commerciale e dunque di inserire nel POIC la previsione di 20.000 mq di superficie di vendita: 10.000 mq per una grande struttura non alimentare e 10.000 mq per medie strutture). Nelle controdeduzioni si osserva che: “risultano attualmente insediabili nell&#8217;area, oltre ad esercizi commerciali di vicinato, strutture di vendita medio-piccole (fino a 1.500 mq), nonché aggregazioni di medie strutture di vendita la cui superficie di vendita complessiva non superi i 5.000 mq.” Qual è il senso di tutto cio? A mio modo di vedere questo. Con il POIC è stata analizzata la realtà del distretto “Valle del Panaro” ed è stato concordato in Conferenza di Pianificazione sia il fabbisogno di strutture commerciali, sia la risposta (appunto + 7.000 mq nel distretto). Quali sono i motivi che ci portano oggi, a neppure due anni di distanza ed a POIC vigente, a rivedere queste valutazioni? A mio modo di vedere è bene attenersi alle valutazioni, partecipate e condivise, che sono state formalizzate nel POIC. E’ bene, cioè, che le valutazioni sul fabbisogno precedano la negoziazione con il privato e non che sia quest’ultima a definire cosa è auspicabile od anche solo “sostenibile” per il territorio. Questo momento di una lettura <em>socialmente </em>condivisa (tramite un apposito percorso istituzionalizzato) del fabbisogno di strutture commerciali medie e grandi per la Valle del Panaro deve essere salvaguardato.<br />
[2] C&#8217;è una seconda considerazione da fare. Ed è una considerazione – una preoccupazione – circa l&#8217;impatto sulla rete commerciale esistente dei 17.800 mq che l&#8217;ipotesi di accordo con la proprietà  prefigura oggi. Si deve osservare che la superficie totale degli esercizi al dettaglio in sede fissa (non alimentare) è pari a 32.036 mq a Vignola (385 esercizi) e 9.771 mq a Spilamberto (158 esercizi) (CAIRE, <em>Ricognizione rete commerciale al dettaglio</em>, p.4; è un documento preparatorio al PSC dell&#8217;Unione Terre di Castelli), per complessivi 41.807 mq (543 esercizi). Il <em>Retail Park</em> IGD alla Sipe, con 17.800 mq di superficie di vendita corrisponde al <strong>42,6% della superficie totale degli esercizi al dettaglio (non alimentare) nei due comuni</strong>. E&#8217; alquanto difficile pensare che, stante queste proporzioni, il nuovo <em>Retail Park</em> non abbia un forte impatto negativo sulla rete commerciale esistente a Vignola e Spilamberto (e nei due centri storici). Dunque, è bene prendere sul serio gli interrogativi che in diversi hanno posto. E&#8217; davvero poco plausibile ritenere che il <em>Retail Park</em> IGD nell&#8217;area Sipe andrà ad esercitare un forte impatto negativo su una rete commerciale che manifesta già diversi segni di fragilità? E&#8217; davvero poco plausibile ritenere che tale impatto, sommandosi ad altri trend in atto, prefiguri un “prezzo da pagare” troppo alto per il territorio conseguentemente alla realizzazione del <em>Retail Park</em>? Consideriamo infatti due ulteriori trend che incidono comunque sulla rete commerciale esistente. Il primo è che, comunque, la rete commerciale sul territorio non è ferma. A Castelvetro ed a Spilamberto si sta realizzando un ampliamento dei centri Coop (strutture inferiori a 1.500 mq). A Vignola il POIC prevede la possibilità di crescita, tramite rilocalizzazione, dell’unica struttura con più di 2.500 mq di superficie commerciale (fino ad una superficie complessiva di vendita fino a 6.000 mq). A Vignola, inoltre, è stata di recente liberalizzata la localizzazione delle strutture medio-piccole (250-1500 mq), con previsione di una crescita della superficie di vendita nel medio periodo (per spostamento di strutture già esistenti e/o per accorpamento di “licenze” di esercizi fino a 250 mq). Sempre a Vignola sono state rese disponibili 4 nuove autorizzazioni per strutture non alimentari di classe dimensionale 250-1500 mq ed alcune sono in effetti divenute operative negli ultimi tempi. Il secondo è dato da processi di “degrado sociale” che iniziano ad interessare le zone centrali della città (in Centro Storico a Vignola gli stranieri sono il 46% dei residenti) – un processo che difficilmente può essere ritenuto coerente con la valorizzazione, anche commerciale, dei centri storici. Si tratta di processi in atto che, uniti all&#8217;impatto del <em>Retail Park</em>, rischiano di mettere pesantemente in difficoltà le nostre città, proprio a partire dalle attività commerciali localizzate “in centro”.<br />
Questi due argomenti mi portano a ritenere che l&#8217;attuale dimensionamento ipotizzato per il <em>Retail Park</em> nell&#8217;area Sipe (17.800 mq) non possa essere ritenuto accettabile. Ritengo altresì che una “variante” alla pianificazione commerciale nel distretto “Valle del Panaro” non debba essere realizzata inserendo tale previsione nel documento di piano del PTCP, senza una preventiva fase di analisi e di concertazione (come invece fatto per il POIC). Mi sembra pertanto razionale la richiesta delle associazioni di categoria vignolesi (CNA, Lapam, Confesercenti), contenuta nel documento presentato alla stampa il 27 maggio, di limitare la superficie del <em>Retail Park</em> a quanto oggi consentito dal POIC per il Distretto Valle del Panaro.<br />
[3] C’è un terzo argomento utilizzato nella discussione di queste settimane che dovrebbe, a mio modo di vedere, essere usato con maggiore cautela. Per giustificare la “razionalità” del <em>Retail Park</em> nell&#8217;area Sipe si è fatto a volte riferimento alla migrazione verso altri territori dei consumatori residenti nel Distretto. La localizzazione tra Vignola e Spilamberto del <em>Retail Park </em>fermerebbe questo esodo. Probabile che ci sia anche questo effetto. Occorre però considerare che non sembra essere questo il motivo per cui il <em>Retail Park</em> viene ad essere collocato in quest’area: non è, cioè, per soddisfare i bisogni dei consumatori del distretto, bensì per portare qui consumatori residenti su un bacino molto più ampio. Nella presentazione che ne fa IGD si dice infatti che “la localizzazione, tra l’autostrada e la Pedemontana che collega i due capoluoghi di provincia, consentirà di raggiungere un bacino gravitazionale 0-30 minuti di 450.000 abitanti.” Sono le affermazioni del “venditore” ed in quanto tali è bene farci la tara. Ma è su dati e ragionamenti di questo tipo che occorre fare i conti. Come ha già rilevato qualcuno ciò significa inevitabilmente aumento delle polveri sottili. Occorre infine considerare che l’aumento dell’autosufficienza commerciale del distretto potrebbe, plausibilmente, essere ottenuta con molto meno che i 17.800 mq prospettati oggi dalla proprietà.</p>
<p><em>Ho svolto questi tre argomenti sapendo che sono solo tasselli di un puzzle molto più ampio ed anche abbastanza complicato da comporre in modo razionale e soddisfacente per l’esito finale. Credo però che il processo decisionale possa solo beneficiare da una discussione pubblica ampia ed approfondita. E dove, sperabilmente, si riescano a mettere in gioco argomenti e controargomenti fondati, che aiutano a mettere a fuoco la scelta migliore. E’ un gioco che deve vedere il massimo impegno di tutti: istituzioni, forze politiche, associazioni di categoria, singoli operatori. La posta in gioco è alta. Ne va della qualità e del futuro di questo territorio.</em></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My wife and I went to the Vincent Park Vodashop on the 1st of May to change her details into her mar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>My wife and I went to the Vincent Park Vodashop on the 1st of May to change her details into her married name and upgrade her contract from a TopUp to a Weekender. The gentlemen that assisted us was helpful, efficient and we left knowing that her name would be changed, that the contract would be upgraded, and include an SMS bundle, and that her new phone would arrive by Monday at the latest.</p>
<p>The following Wednesday we still hadn’t received the phone call to say that the phone was ready; instead, my wife had received a statement stating that an amount of R 144.50 would be deducted from her account come the end of the month.</p>
<p>Alarm bell number one.</p>
<p><!--more-->Eventually my wife received the phone call that her phone was ready for collection that Thursday, and we duly went in on Saturday, concerned about the statement, but nevertheless excited at the prospect that we were going to get a spanky Nokia 5310 Music Xpress with mini-speaker and Bluetooth earphones. When we arrived, there was a lady already shouting at the teller.</p>
<p>Alarm bell number two.</p>
<p>My wife remarked that the lady should shout less and control her child instead, this, it would seem, would be the wrong thing to say, as we were about to find out, first hand, why the woman before us was having such a miserable time. Our turn in the queue came and we stepped forward. Disappointment, anger, and sheer stunned disbelief were about to welcome us with a large wiffle bat.</p>
<p>First, we asked for the phone, the teller didn’t want to know what my wife’s name was, she just wanted the telephone number. She went off, couldn’t find what she was looking for, came back, took the number and name and went back again. Eventually, she returned with the phone in hand. Eagerly we looked at the phone (okay, so maybe I was the one drooling, what can I say, I’m a geek), and I asked the question: where are the Bluetooth earphones and the speaker?</p>
<p>The answer we got back stunned me: Nokia no longer supplies the earphones with the phone, so you don’t get them.</p>
<p>Despite the fact that the contract we are getting explicitly states that the phone comes with Bluetooth earphones and a mini-speaker, because Nokia is no longer supplying the phone with the Bluetooth earphones, the customer doesn’t get them. Somewhat stunned, I asked how much the Bluetooth earphones were. They’re R899.</p>
<p>So my wife is losing out on R900 worth of equipment, despite the fact that she’s still paying for it, even though she isn’t getting the earphones? We received a Shox mini-speaker, which I am almost sure is the incorrect one, because I believe that the contract states that it is a Tevo brand speaker, but that I will need to lookup as I may be mistaken.</p>
<p>We then point out the issue with the statement. The price is right for the weekender. So we point out that we requested an SMS bundle. The teller confirms that it was never added. We then query the name change, which hasn’t gone through. The teller states that they cannot change names, that they just fax it through to their regional office. My wife also points out that the contract is still invoiced out to the incorrect person despite her requesting ti to be changed some three years ago!</p>
<p>At this point we have surpassed the annoyed stage, moved passed disbelief and are now angry. Our voices are raised. I can safely state that the Vincent Park Vodashop should be grateful that my wife had a splitting headache (I took her from Vincent Park to the doctor for an injection) otherwise they would have gotten a far greater tongue lashing than I gave them.</p>
<p>What truly stunned me was the complete disinterest from the teller and the other Vodashop employees, including, who I think may have been the manageress, but she never introduced herself so I am unsure. Even when we threatened to take the contract to MTN, they simply just shrugged. They didn’t care.</p>
<p>So tonight I get all the details together, lodge a complaint with their head office at the completely shocking service that we received. The worst part for my wife is that she at first tried to get her phone in early April, but there were no phones that she liked available. It was only after she had settled on the Nokia E65 and was told that she would have to wait a week for stock, and then that I did my upgrade at MTN at Retail Park (who’s service was utterly SUPERB!), in thirty minutes (from documentation, new phone, extra memory card, cell phone holster to walking out the door with a smile on my face) that she saw the 5310 and decided that she wanted it.</p>
<p>We went to the Vodashop in Retail Park, were told that they did not have the phone, and that the Nokia 5310 was a “crappy phone with endless problems”. After researching it and getting second opinions we stuck with it. My only regret is that my wife is now stuck with the Vodacom contract for another two years. The phone wasn’t even in the colour that she wanted – it’s blue, she wanted the red, but Vodacom can only get it in blue (because it’s their corporate colours?).</p>
<p>It was, therefore, with great interest that I read the following article on ITWeb: <a title="The Big Cellular Rip Off" href="http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2008/0805121100.asp?A=CEL&#38;S=Cellular&#38;O=E" target="_blank">The Big Cellular Rip Off</a>. I can only hope that when I contact Vodacom customer service tomorrow that they are better able to resolve this, and make up for the shyte service we have received so far.</p>
<p>I can only hope that the cellular providers get to the point where they realise that the customer is what makes them money. Eventually people will grow tired of being treated like crap and they will lose them. I can only hope that the theory presented in the ITWeb article above is tested in court and proves that the cellular providers are not legally entitled to charge subscription charges as a penalty. If that becomes the case, I think a lot more people will flex their customer muscle and move to another provider.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, Virgin Mobile is looking progressively more promising, much like their credit card offering. Free SMS&#8217;s? Forever? That makes one question how the other service providers quantify the R 0.75 that they charge for an SMS.</p>
<p>J out.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Interservice Uzunovi, Miller to team up for retail park project]]></title>
<link>http://sofiarealestate.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/interservice-uzunovi-miller-to-team-up-for-retail-park-project/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Varna-based company Interservice Uzunovi said it will develop a retail park in the coastal city in p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div class="snap_preview">Varna-based company Interservice Uzunovi said it will develop a retail park in the coastal city in partnership with Miller Developments, a UK commercial property development company, It was announced on Monday that Miller had paid 120 mln euro to buy the Mall Varna development from Interservice Uzunovi. Miller Developments will pursue local opportunities on the retail park and shopping mall segments, said a Miller executive in charge of retail. According to Interservice Uzunovi, the two partners will set up a joint venture to invest in a retail park near <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/varna?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Varna</a> once Mall Varna is completed in March 2008. Miller Developments will assume ownership of Mall Varna after it is completed and commissioned for active use by the regulatory authorities. Interservice Uzunovi has undertaken to secure 80% of the mall tenants. Some 76% of the retail space has been prelet, said Valeri Valchev from Forton International which has the exclusive agency contract. The mall will be anchored by a Piccadilly supermarket and a 1 300-seat, eight-screen Arena multiplex cinema. It will also feature an outlet by youth apparel maker NewYorker and an 800 sq m ice rink. Cushman&#38;Wakefield will be in charge of the operative management of the mall</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Alienation - Future Shocks - Part 11 (Orig. posted Blog-City)]]></title>
<link>http://roterbaron.wordpress.com/2006/02/10/alienation-future-shocks-part-11-orig-posted-blog-city/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The other section hell bent on homogenising our daily lives are the industrialists who think nothing]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The other section hell bent on homogenising our daily lives are the industrialists who think nothing of turning high streets into a thing of the past in preference of the out of town retail park option.  Such places tend to be synonymous with the same shop in the same place stocking the same goods.  Naturally they do not do this for the good of the consumer, there are tangible business reasons for such a policy.  Distribution is generally a lot better with the retail parks being on main roads often near arterial dual carriageways, ring roads and motorways, this means large lorries can easily access and thus maximise the loads that can be carried at any one time reducing the companies costs.  In addition to this the transportation costs are borne by the employees and the customers rather than companies having to obtain parking in areas where property costs are high as they may have done previously.  Customers are wooed by the prospect of a number of larger shops with greater selection in the one area, meals are catered for and this is all part of ensuring that people &#8220;make a day of it&#8221;</p>
<p>The effects of such a change are more far-reaching than we might have thought.  It is indisputable that modern life has little or no community element to it and the shopping experience is another area where the previously more social way of doing things is replaced by a more insulat one.  Most people will travel to retail parks by car rather than by communal public transport like buses.  The act of going round these huge multiplexes is also an insular one, faceless sales assistants will serve you one week and may have gone back to college the next.  There is little or no continuity of service because individualism is difficult to control and therefore largely discouraged.  The days of knowing shopkeepers by name and having &#8220;the usual&#8221; lined up upon arrival are rapidly receding.  We are rapidly losing the interaction that comes with day to day conversation with people we do not know, banter if you like is one of the greatest sufferers from this paradigm shift.  Children and adults alike are no longer in situations where they would banter and are starting to lose the ability to do so.  The traditional areas of shops and churches and pokey little local pubs and small intimate restaurants are replaced by supermarkets, large chain bars and restaurants designed to pack &#8216;em in and turn &#8216;em round asap.  Is this part of the problem of lack of respect that the young now show to those around them?  It&#8217;s possible, it is obviously not the sole reason and yet it cannot surely be underestimated that the decimation of communal society is a cause for the disassociation of many. </p>
<p>We are all under the impression that we are, at least financially, getting a good deal out of this, after all why would we have left the high street shops if not because supermarkets were much cheaper?  To disprove this theory one only needs return to the markets and buy fresh seasonal food to find out how much cheaper it can be.  When I returned to London at Christmas I went down one such a market to find that I was able to avail of a bag of bananas for £1 (Supermarket price approx. £1.50-£2), 8 mangoes £2 (supermarket price £1.50 each), 3 small pineapples £1 (supermarket price medium pineapple £1.50 each), 8 romero sweet peppers £1 (supermarket £1.50 for pack of 3), 12 orange capsicum £1 (supermarket £0.49p each), one string of garlic approx 40 cloves £1 (supermarket £1.50 for bag of 3 cloves), a bag of about 100 hot green chili peppers £1 (supermarket £0.50 packet of 4).  Now in many respects this was more than I could eat, I gave a load of the chilis away and still have some left, the garlic is now sprouting and I&#8217;ve been using stacks of it, the peppers were used in pasta sauces and jambalaya and the quality of all the items I purchased was excellent.</p>
<p>One must look very critically at the supermarket phenomenon and just how they are managing to pervade every form of retail.  The loss leader strategy is a well-known one and one the supermarkets use to good effect.  By selling milk at less than the cost of producing it and selling cheap bread they entice people in for staple foods, and once you&#8217;re in there they&#8217;ve got you because like the retail park concept you may have travelled a little further, you&#8217;re going to make the most of it and get your weekly shop done at the same time and this &#8220;convenience&#8221; is the trap.  Certain key items are designed to be cheap so as not to make you think whilst other prices designed to be less neticable are comparatively more expensive as I have just illustrated.  Interestingly though you quite often get what you pay for, supermarket food often goes off very quickly, partially because it tends to be far less fresh and also in the case of things like bread because things have been added to make it do so.  After all the sooner you run out of bread and milk the sooner you&#8217;ll be back for another crack.</p>
<p>Just as we cannot go on with our current energy policy, health policy,  we cannot go on with this insular existence.  We inhabit large &#8220;open plan&#8221; offices where people feel exposed and vulnerable and go introspective rather than being able to build a rapport with those around them.  We sit in little metal boxes trying to get home and shouting at those in front and those at the sides for obstructing our progress.  At the weekend we go to retail parks and buy the same items from the same shops regardless of georgraphy.  It is a difficult trap not to fall into.  The modern way of life is fast-paced and furious not to mention expensive, therefore time-saving and money-saving measures are tempting and almost seem to be the only way.  </p>
<p>We all do it, for example spending time talking to people on the internet, where we may in fact know people better than many we know in real life.  That wouldn&#8217;t be a problem as a compliment to the real world but as a replacement it is worrying.  The social exclusion and detachment this forms perpetuates the problem.  People may be being increasingly radicalised in their own homes but we wouldn&#8217;t know many of them will never come out.</p>
<p><b><font color="red"> Song Of The Day ~ Del Amitri &#8211; Nothing Ever Happens</font></b></p>
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john made this comment,<br />
All very true Baron. Until recently we had a local &#8216;community&#8217; store which helped the many old folk around here by making up small orders and delivering them for free. It closed down due to a bloody Tesco Express opening in the high street. I expect others will follow.<br />
comment added :: 15th February 2006, 16:00 GMT+01 :: http://bigjohn.blog-city.com<br />
april made this comment,<br />
Yes, RedBaron, it is all true. But why bemoan the fact? It is what it is. Change is a constant. If you are unhappy with the large shops, don&#8217;t frequent them. There will always be small shops to frequent, you just have to look harder for them. And there are good people everywhere, there always will be, even in the big chain stores, you just have to engage them; a smile usually works.<br />
-Redbaron responds &#8211; Hello April, nice to see you again. You are right in part, at the moment there exists a choice but it is becoming at the expense of diversity. The trend is that small shops will cease to exist in many areas especially those where the population density is large enough to merit malls and superstores. Small shops cannot aford to specialist in the range they used to be able to because often the trade is now more sporadic. Furthermore whilst there may be good people in supermarkets they have no influence over the corporate policy. In a small shop if you would like them to tailor-make something to your specifications and requirements they are more able to accomodate. I&#8217;ve lived in the US where there was 1 Dairy Mart 3 miles away and the mall 6 miles away. The residential close I lived in had no community at all, when and where would people have any chance to meet?-</p>
<p>comment added :: 7th May 2006, 00:53 GMT+01<br />
april made this comment,<br />
Hi Red Baron, nice to be here. Yes, I agree with you about the workers having no influence over corporate policy. However, if one supermarket doesn&#8217;t cater to their customers, won&#8217;t they lose business? After all, they are in the business of making money, albeit not much (supermarkets don&#8217;t work on a very high markup, I understand) and if the consumer goes elsewhere, they lose money. Corporate policy being what it is, I think the consumer has more power now to get what they want, not less. Corporations are so afraid of lawsuits in the States, for instance, at one of the department stores where I support clients (I work with people with developmental disabilities) store management and staff cannot even stop people from shoplifting!! They can see them do it, yet cannot even speak to them about it for fear of a lawsuit. But I digress. RedBaron, people live by a pattern. What I mean is, we are creatures of habit, going to the same places day in and day out. The grocer, the coffee shop, or perhaps the tea shoppe where you live. Don&#8217;t you run into those same people daily? I know I do. I have absolutely no trouble engaging people in conversation. I do see what you&#8217;re talking about however. It bugs the crap out of me when someone is walking toward me and they refuse to make eye contact, or don&#8217;t return a smile, or indicate in some way that we have shared the same space, but I think that is just selfish ignorance, which exists, but not in as great numbers as some think. Anyway&#8230;now I&#8217;m just babbling, trying to convince you that life is good&#8230;<br />
-Redbaron responds- April I think you are right in theory but I also think you may underestimate the tactics of the supermarkets. I don&#8217;t know about the US but over here they have many very clever ways of doing things, it is precisely our &#8216;creature of habit&#8217; syndrome that can be the problem. Supermarkets work on a small markup in certain areas and even a loss leader in others like milk. However their offers and loyalty cards and extra points etc. are designed to have us buy what they want. If this tactic were unsucessfull then they would be losing money and not reporting huge profits as they are. They rely on us being used to doing a weekly shop in one place and trying to cut down on the need to go to multiple places for specifics. Because of their immense buying power they can buy cheap and sell cheap.</p>
<p>As for people, is it any wonder that in our isolationist world people are retreating into their shells more and more, they have been bred to do so by the constant media message of fear of violence etc. People remain in a heightened state of alert and that&#8217;s how the state likes it because it makes them maleable.</p>
<p>Life is good for some people now I do not doubt this, I just think it should and could be good for so many more people than the current system allows.-</p>
<p>comment added :: 10th May 2006, 03:13 GMT+01<br />
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