retail

Retail Update: Simple Suburban Crashes, Complex Urban Thrives

Submitted by srlawton on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:01pm
While Sears' K-mart unit struggles downward, the benefits of curated (but higher-cost) stores that require complex urbanism win press:  Sears to Close 100+ Kmart stores: http://bit.ly/vFXRnR  Hyper-local markets provide big economic boost: http://bit.ly/s0F1Zr      ... read more »

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This Week's Citiwire - The Future of the Strip: Downhill

Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 10:13am
This week's Citiwire includes an article entitled "The Future of the Strip: Downhill" by Edward McMahon, senior fellow at ULI. It is a fascinating look at the future of commercial and retail development in this country. Citiwire is a weekly publication of the Citistates Group. ... read more »

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What’s the future of post-sprawl retail?

Submitted by logannash on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:37am
CNU board member Ellen Dunham-Jones is featured in the current issue of the Harvard Business Review ... read more »

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CNU XVI – Retail Recipes: Finding what sells

Submitted by Chris Clair on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 6:07pm
We’ve all seen the pretty pictures and heard the gushing stories about wonderful New Urbanist communities. ... read more »

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Urbane big box photo gallery

Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 3:23pm
Spring has sprung in Chicago, so I've taken the chance to update and expand an online photo gallery of big(ger) box stores around the country that are designed in an "urban," pedestrian friendly way. Next time a big chain retailer tells you that "no, it can't be done," you can respond "yes, it can, ... read more »

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