Editing Hounslow (section)

== Economy ==
Hounslow is an economic hub within the west of the capital city, with it having a large shopping centre which adjoins its [[high street]] and many restaurants, cafés and small businesses,<ref>[http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/town/Hounslow Restaurants guide] Squaremeal.co.uk Retrieved 24 December 2013</ref> many of which are associated with product assembly, marketing, telecommunications and [[Heathrow Airport]], which has many businesses and public sector jobs in and around it to which the local population commute.  The settlement is also partially employed in the [[London Commuter Belt|Commuter Belt]] with access between 45 and 60 minutes from most of [[Central London]].

[[DHL Air UK]] has its head office in the Orbital Park in Hounslow.<ref>"[https://onlineshipping.dhl.com/wsi/SubmitCountryServlet?moduleKey=Login&countryCode=GB Online Shipping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111140434/https://onlineshipping.dhl.com/wsi/SubmitCountryServlet?moduleKey=Login&countryCode=GB |date=11 January 2016 }}." [[DHL Air UK]]. Retrieved on 23 April 2014. "DHL International (UK) Limited Registered Office: Orbital Park, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6JS"</ref>

Hounslow Town Centre is a busy predominantly retail centre, with a small number of commercial offices and civic buildings. There is a large shopping centre called the [[Treaty Centre]] which opened in 1987,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://treatyshoppingcentre.co.uk/|title=Treaty Centre - Hounslow|website=Treatyshoppingcentre.co.uk|language=en|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> containing JD, Next, H&M and many large branches of [[chain stores]] found in British high streets. It includes a food court along with over 50 shops. There is a large [[Asda|ASDA]] superstore located within the Blenheim Centre complex (which was completed in 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hwa.uk.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/HSQ-Final-Proof-Alistair-Parker42105264_1.pdf |title=LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW (HOUNSLOW HIGH STREET QUARTER) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2015|website=Hws.uk.com|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> along with [[B&M Bargains|B&M]], a [[Barnardo's|Barnado's]] charity shop, a local health centre, a gym run by [[The Gym Group]] and Jungle V.I.P (a children's indoor play area).

A new retail area, the High Street Quarter, will be located near Hounslow High Street and is set to contain a 27-storey residential tower along with many shops, restaurants, and a ten-screen [[Cineworld]] cinema multiplex.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/hounslow-high-street-quarter-multiplex-14232855|title=Hounslow High Street Quarter development takes major step forward|last=Patel|first=Salina|date=2 February 2018|website=Getwestlondon|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hounslowhighstreetquarter.com/|title=High Street Quarter, Hounslow {{!}}|website=Hounslowhighstreetquarter.com|language=en-GB|access-date=6 May 2018|archive-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322093219/http://hounslowhighstreetquarter.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>