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Editor’s Note: Stores are closed in San Francisco for the logical reasons provided below by CNN. However, CNN does not report on the military presence in this area, nor of military presence happening all across our globe at this time!
Our world is changing, many do not understand the reasons for this change in our individual selves, better allowing us to BE in…Quantum Joy!
Nordstrom. Walmart. Whole Foods. Starbucks. CVS.
These big chains and others have closed stores in major US cities recently, raising alarm about the future of retail in some the country’s most prominent downtowns and business districts.
Several forces are pushing chains out of some city centers: a glut of stores, people working from home, online shopping, exorbitant rents, crime and public safety concerns, and difficulty hiring workers.
To reinvent downtown retail, drastic changes may be required.
That means denser neighborhoods with a broader mix of affordable housing, experiential retail, restaurants, entertainment, parks and other amenities, which won’t happen overnight.
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