Editing Shipley, West Yorkshire (section)

===Commercial and retail===
[[File:Shipley Market, rear1.jpg|thumb|right|Shipley market hall]]
Shipley is dominantly residential in character serving as a commuter suburb of larger urban employment centres in Bradford and Leeds. Manufacturing activity includes information technology specialist [[Arris International|ARRIS]] located in the Salts Mill complex.  Marlin Windows, HC Slingsby and the offices of the Bradford Health Authority also feature among the larger employers in the town.

The town has one large scale supermarket, [[Asda]] in the town centre, but also supports smaller scale supermarkets and convenience shops. An open air market is a feature of the main commercial centre of the town as well as a covered market hall known for its landmark clock tower and 1960s [[brutalist]] architecture. Other shops in the same precinct include an [[Arndale Centre]], retailers such as [[Boots the Chemist|Boots]]. A pedestrian precinct with some shops and leisure businesses links Asda and its multi-storey free car park with Market Square. This area also includes the Shipley Library and the [http://www.kirkgatecentre.org.uk Kirkgate Centre], the town's main cultural focus offering regular a range of community activities in addition to holding cultural events such as live music, a regular alternative market and world cinema.

The town's secondary commercial centre, Gordon Terrace, part of the historic Saltaire Village development, features independent food and fashion retailers, as well as numerous restaurants and cafes.  The town has a large volume of through vehicle traffic as it is on two of the main routes between Bradford, Leeds and the Aire Valley towns of [[Bingley]], [[Keighley]], and [[Skipton]].