Topic: Retail
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Urban Wonk
Retail Redlining: One of the Most Pervasive Forms of Racism Left in America?
Why do retailers, restaurants and grocery stores stay out of communities that can afford (and want) them?
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7 Uses for Failing Shopping Malls
Ideas (some good, some not) for what to do with these hulking, empty retail spaces.
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People Live and Work in Downtown Pittsburgh. How Can the City Get Them to Shop There?
Rather than trying to lure major retailers onto certain sites, the city is creating places Pittsburghers want to go and hoping business will follow.
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Maps
Paying Retail Workers a Little Better Can Make a Huge Difference
A Black Friday look at the geography of retail workers' wages.
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Maps
Least Surprising Stat of the Day: 80% of the U.S. Lives Within 20 Miles of a Starbucks
Unless you live near Grand Teton National Park, a Frappuccino is never far away.
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Urban Wonk
The Shopping Mall Turns 60 (and Prepares to Retire)
The inventor of the suburban indoor mall came to rue his creations. But now they are dying off anyway.
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The Sandwich Board Makes a Comeback
Often banned by municipalities for safety reasons, simple A-frame sidewalk signs should be allowed to return, within reason.
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Why In-Town Big Box Stores Might Not Be As Awful As You Think
There's evidence the presence of a big box store in the city center helps reduce the amount most people drive.
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Charts
What Dollar Store Locations Reveal About America
Surprising data on who's shopping at the discount chains.
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Why Do Some Neighborhoods Get Overrun With Chain Stores, While Others Don't?
Researchers are working on better understanding the interrelated shifts of retail, demographics, and hyperlocal economies
