Retail apocalypse? "...shifting consumer habits, taxes, rents, and complex business and land use regulations... all have different effects in shopping districts throughout the city." https://t.co/E2OAal9YTe via @6sqft
So, in a strange way, this version of the retail store of the future will actually take us back to the past, when shopping was something we did locally, in our own communities.
The fate of the urban environment itself, along with the restaurants and retail that it comprises, will depend upon government interventions at every scale. Without sufficient aid to individuals and small businesses (and even with that aid, to a lesser degree), widespread closures will create a void in commercial real estate demand. Urban... See more