Retail Entertainment Districts


London's three public markets in one
London's car-free shopping day a huge hit
Delaware seeks some creative identity
A plan to recruit businesses to your retail district
The four sizes of urban retail-entertainment districts
"How can I keep chains out of my neighborhood?"
Time for indie tenants to meet real estate investors halfway
Pike Place Market - most successful in the U.S.
Main streets go virtual to serve local community
How to recognize independent businesses that will thrive
Wow - City to establish significant fund to invest in local venues?!
Evolving a retail center into a community center
Transcending retail chain districts: The VIBE beta guild
1.5M s.f. new shopping center, zero new parking
Can shopping environments be third places?
Growing an historic small town center
Help! University needs town center immediately!
The success story behind Memphis' Beale Street
More evidence: Main streets are in, malls are out
How to develop an indie retail center without going upscale?
Why building a CoolTown retail center isn't easy... yet
Lessons learned from a grassroots multi-merchant event
Merchants take matters into their own hands
Independent businesses go interdependent to compete
A quick review of San Jose's Santana Row
But where are the people?
Oakland's inspiring Fruitvale Village
Berkeley's 4th Street - a destination with destinations
The retail entertainment trend: Bay Street, Emeryville
Internet helping revive downtowns?
Pedestrian malls - good or bad?
Bringing the 'experience' to downtown shoppers
The first internationally themed public market
Main street mall - oxymoron?
Maintaining great retail entertainment downtowns
4 days of cool new attitudes for old main streets
Back to the future main street
A strong brand identity helps prevent brain damage
Who will make downtowns succeed?
Educational culture meets retail
The merging of entertainment and retail
Why are these banners worth $50K?
The secret to Boulder's downtown pedestrian street?
San Francisco's hidden alley destination
Every main street needs a Ben's Chili Bowl
Do you live in a CoolTown or CloneTown?
'Go for the 'Madonna effect''
"Spending at neighbors' stores changes the world"
Attracting people to emerging main streets
Emerging retail report
How to do a pedestrian street right
Is it time for the return of the pedestrian street?
Why do small towns and cities prefer independents merchants?
Local businesses give 70% more back to you than chains
Burlington's economy-defying pedestrian mall
In Athens, indie restaurants thrive over McDonald's and Subway downtown
The secret to Athens' vibe?
Where would one find Madison's creative class?
What are two of the greatest trends in shopping?
Why are cities infatuated with Starbucks and Cheesecake Factory's?
How many national chains make a successful town center? AFAP
How popular is dining out?
Slow Food Nation
More evidence of the live-work trend
A welcoming glow
Popular dining out
Thriving local merchants
In the news: More economic reason for infill/CoolTowns
Learning from resort main streets
Investing in local retail
"Secede from Starbucks Nation"
Buying in your local community
Aloha Tower is Hawaii's CoolTown spot
How to overcome the Walmart dilemma