retail park

Out-of-town stores

A retail park is a large outdoor shopping area, typically located on the outskirts of a town, containing several big-box stores and chain retailers with shared parking.

Unlike enclosed shopping malls, retail parks feature standalone buildings arranged around parking lots: We drove out to the retail park to hit the home improvement store and the electronics shop.

Primarily British; Americans might say shopping center or power center.

Opposites
commercial location type

retail parkhigh street

Town's central shopping road

town centre · city centre · corner shop · village shops · market square

urban planning/land use

retail parkurban core

Central metropolitan area

transit-oriented development · car-free zone

land use and development

retail parkresidential neighborhood

Area zoned for homes

housing estate · nature reserve · parkland · green belt · industrial estate

Family

park, retail, parking, parked, parks, retailer, retailing, parkland, retailers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G