City shopping ‘left behind’
EDINBURGH has been “left behind” as a shopping destination, a top property fund manager has claimed.
Robert Boag, of the UK Commercial Property Trust, said Glasgow, in contrast, had “given retailers what they want”.
He argued a focus on tourism in the Capital had led to a missed opportunity to develop Princes Street. “It has been all about protecting heritage. Politically there were a lot of wrong decisions made.”
Mr Boag said shopping centres on the edge of Edinburgh were drawing shoppers who might otherwise shop in the city centre.