Abstract
This study analyzes changing levels of retail sales (in constant dollars to control for inflation) between 1963 and 1982 in 17 American metropolises, in 39 major retail centers in outlying parts of those metropolises, and in the central business districts of those metropolises. At the metropolitan level, growth in retail sales was highly correlated with growth in population and personal incomes. Patterns of sales growth for the outlying major retail centers were more varied. The most successful major retail centers focused on large regional shopping centers and occupied favorable locations with respect to metropolitan transportation systems. The swift establishment of competing centers often meant that periods of rapid sales increases were brief for major retail centers, some of which also experienced significant changes in their retail mixes. Central business districts generally had slower sales-growth rates than outlying centers, although the widely varying situations of different downtowns were reflect...
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