This paper studies the effects of the centrality, connectivity and agglomeration of retail
establishments on their long-term viability in three cities in the United States, United …

This paper explores the long-term sensitivity of street-level retailers to agglomeration to
corroborate its theorised benefits under current economic modelling. It does so by studying …

Active retail shopping is important for the (re) vitalization of a city. However, very few studies
have dealt with the impacts of neighboring physical environments on local retail location and …

Location is commonly axiomatically stated as the most important real estate feature.
However, little attention is given to the urban system that reveals how location is configured …

In recent years, a vast array of literature has shown that more and more city centres are
affected by retail decline, be it in Japan, Belgium, Britain, the United States, or in France …

The last two decades have experienced important and far-reaching changes to the retail
landscape. In Australia, retail planning and management policies have sought to attract key …

This dissertation investigates retail location patterns in urban settings--a domain that has
received relatively little attention in recent decades. We analyze which land use, urban form …

Urban neighbourhoods are defined as much by their commercial character as their
residential; retail services not only provide material needs for those living nearby, but less …

Retail is an important function at the core of urban areas, occupying a key role in
determining their economic prosperity, desirability, and vibrancy. Efforts to understand the …

The retail economy has undergone a profound change over the past two decades. This is
largely related to a number of competitive and economic shocks, in particular the rapid …