Where To Run A Store Now

The formula of where to locate a store involves many variables — rent, lease terms, parking, zoning, visibility — but perhaps above all is going where the people are. The pandemic has shuffled much of that, including the tenant-landlord relationship. Even more profound is how it may have reshaped consumer habits, including where they shop and even live, for the longer term. The disease outbreak and its changes to daily life may be reversing a decade of migration into cities and ushering in a work-from-home practice that could last even after social distancing is no longer required. Read more at Retail Dive.