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In my very anecdotal observation – these small downtown areas don't rely on retail as much as food and entertainment. It's where the best restaurants, brewpubs,
by kerbs 5y ago
In my very anecdotal observation – these small downtown areas don't rely on retail as much as food and entertainment. It's where the best restaurants, brewpubs, and general hangouts are.
If there is retail, it's _highly_ differentiated from Big Box.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoYes, but that is why there are so few places like that in the US. Not many people can afford to constantly eat out and consume entertainment at a sufficient frequency to keep those businesses going. And that was at the labor prices before the pandemic.
- sanderjd 5y agoNot many relative or absolute? I think it is a fairly small percentage of people and also a very large number of people who can (and desire to) live this lifestyle.