Write summaryрезюме) the british high street has always been a popular place to buy and sell recently however this has changed fourteen per cent of town centre shops are now empty. so where have all the shoppers gone? this is the oracle in reading england.it opened in 1999 and it cost 250 m to build today it has 90 shops on three different levels and covers over 80, 000 square meters.shoppers can browse their favorite labels have a meal or a drink in one of its 22 restaurants cafes and oven watch a film in its ten-screen cinema.with its glass roof and riverside location , the oracle offers a 21 st -century shopping experience. it is an exciting and entertaining place where you can buy all of today's most fashionable brand names.but shopping centres are not just 21 st century phenomenon. the burlington ar cade which opened 1819 was one of the world's first shopping centers.lord george cavendish the man who built the arcade said it was for the sale of jewellery and fancy articles.today shoppers can still buy luxurious and unique products such as hand made and silverware precious materials and even these golden slippers. the arcade is almost 200 meters long.. and has been a part of london's history for almost 200 years.however the burlington's owners are going to modernize this traditional shopping arcade.something they are very excited about is that some global modern brands..like lulu guinness and jimmy choo..are going to be based there..as well as the older specialist stores like penhaligon's and the jewellers heming of london .the burlington arcade and the oracle are two very shopping centres but both almost always busy.expert predict that this is going to change as online shopping becomes more popular and people start to shop from home.however, at the moment only about ten percent of retail transactions take place online while thirty one percent take place in shopping centres.as long as places like the burlington arcade and the oracle continue to offer convenience and choice..they will continue to be a popular place to shop.​