Description
Book SynopsisOur street-level economy is undergoing dramatic change. Retailers are reeling from the rise of e-commerce, rising rents, and increasing storefront vacancies, along with a cultural shift from material to experiential consumerism. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to economic upheaval as commercial corridors and the small businesses they house face sweeping closures, bankruptcy, and job losses.
Streetlife brings together scholars who have been trying to make sense of the changing retail landscape at street level and what it means for urbanism’s future. Streetlife pays special attention to the varied responses and policies that have emerged to address the competing realities of small business loss and neighbourhood needs. With case studies from the United States, as well as contributions covering Canada and Europe, this book demystifies the logic behind street-level urban retail and calls for better plans, designs, policies, and innovations to bol
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Urban Retail Predicament Conrad Kickert and Emily Talen Retail Trends and Transformations The Life and Death of Retail: Insights from Firm Demography Luc Anselin and Irene Farah The Ups and Downs of Retail, 2000–2015 Kevin Credit, Irene Farah, and Luc Anselin Commercial Gentrification: What Happens to Businesses and Services when the Neighborhood Changes? Rachel Meltzer The Case of E-Commerce Bricks and Clicks Liz Mack The Changing Demand for Urban Retail Space: Evidence from Canada Christopher Daniel and Tony Hernandez Online Sales and the British Urban Retail Hierarchy Colin Jones The Survival of Mom-and-Pops Small Business Survival: How and Why? Vikas Mehta Can Mom and Pop Stores Survive? A Survey of Small Retailers in Chicago Emily Talen What’s in a Chain?: On Hipness, Corporate Stores, and False Dichotomies in Urban Life Jeffrey Nathaniel Parker Retail, Place, and Place-Making Retail Scenes Hyesun Jeong and Terry Clark Main Street Morphology, Adaptability, and Resilience Rosa Danenberg Retail in the Mix Matthew Carmona Toward Solutions Curating Main Streets: The Factors of Success Michael W. Mehaffy and Tigran Haas The Spatial Logic of Urban Retail Conrad Kickert The Future of American Urban Retail Real Estate Heather Arnold Conclusion: Urban Retail Redefined Conrad Kickert and Emily Talen
