Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That's because many large chain stores are pulling out of central cities.
  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    38·
    7 months ago

    Have they been to their own inner city stores? They suck ass so hard in almost every way. They used the suburbia template of what they offered, of course they’re going to fail. Also, they’re all leaving because their leases are up and a lot of people are wfh. This isn’t rocket science.

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
    181·
    7 months ago

    Im curious what downtowns used to look like. Even in the 70s, downtowns were filled with big box stores like Macy’s. But also, downtown was crazy dangerous. Then around the 90s, things got safer.

    So I am curious - what does a modern downtown supposed to look like?

    • vividspecter@lemm.ee
      141·
      7 months ago

      Look at the Netherlands for how it should work (or go further back to before the 1920s and the rise of the car in the US).