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Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America's downtowns − and now they're fleeing back to suburbia

  • Written by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America's downtowns − and now they're fleeing back to suburbiaMerchandise is locked in cases to guard against theft in a Target store in New York City on Sept. 23, 2023. Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That’s because many large chain stores are...

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