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Gopuff fast-delivery convenience store in New York City

New York Could Legalize Rapid Delivery Hubs

Criticized as ‘dark stores,’ the warehouses for quick-delivery services have been popping up around the city.

June 25, 2023 - Crain's New York Business

Empty Retail

Opinion: 'Instant' Delivery Services Could Decimate Street Vitality

The race to deliver goods at lightning speed has the potential to create 'dark cities' as street-level storefronts give way to closed-off warehouses only frequented by delivery workers.

December 10, 2021 - Bloomberg CityLab

St-Denis Street Montreal

Montreal Vacancies Leave Commercial Corridors Struggling

Areas like St-Denis Street used to be bustling shopping destinations, but a shift in recent years has resulted in many empty storefronts.

January 27, 2020 - Montreal Gazette

Santana Row

Innovative Approaches May Save Physical Retail

In places like San Jose, "new approaches to the storefront" are paying dividends for physical retailers willing to experiment.

March 1, 2018 - SPUR

Greenwich Village

New Storefront Index Reveals Evidence of Jacobs's 'Sidewalk Ballet'

City Observatory illustrates a key contributor to a vibrant urban environment by mapping all of the businesses in the urban cores of the nation's 51 largest cities.

April 28, 2016 - City Observatory

Ugly L.A.

L.A. Looks Ugly; But Is That So Wrong?

The quality of L.A.'s public structures falls far below its remarkable private residences. Greg Goldin argues why we should see the beauty in its greatest creations: its infrastructure and evolving collection of noisy storefronts.

April 13, 2013 - Zocalo Public Square

New York's Unique Storefronts

How to Be A Retronaut features a smattering of photos of New York's unique storefronts, taken by photographers James and Karla Murray. Since the book's release, about a third of the stores have faded from existence.

May 16, 2011 - How to Be a Retronaut

Replacing Empty Storefronts With Fake Ones

With small businesses closing shop and empty stores lining its main street, the British borough of North Tyneside is creating fake storefronts to create the appearance of a lively shopping area.

March 20, 2010 - BBC

Retail Space A Challenge For Many New Mixed-Use Developments

Mixed-use projects are all the rage, but often times, the ground floor retail storefronts remain empty long after residents have moved in.

April 13, 2008 - Dallas Morning News

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