Delawaredave
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2005
- Messages
- 184
I am amazed about the continued retail building in our area. I keep think the area "must be saturated" - then they break ground on another strip mall.
In my work travels, just seems like I'm seeing a rise in vacant retail properties. I've also seen some "national restaurant chain" closures (Applebee's, etc) - which I've never seen before.
I saw a table somewhere which had "retail square foot per capita". Vaguely remember numbers: India had 3 square feet/person, Europe in the teens, US had 40-50 square feet per person of retail space.
Maybe saturation isn't possible with "consumption craved" Americans.
Bubble possible ?
In my work travels, just seems like I'm seeing a rise in vacant retail properties. I've also seen some "national restaurant chain" closures (Applebee's, etc) - which I've never seen before.
I saw a table somewhere which had "retail square foot per capita". Vaguely remember numbers: India had 3 square feet/person, Europe in the teens, US had 40-50 square feet per person of retail space.
Maybe saturation isn't possible with "consumption craved" Americans.
Bubble possible ?