Abstract
Abstract: The retail structure of many European cities has changed dramatically in the past two decades. An important motivation for this change has been the pressure exerted by the growing internationalization of retailing. Yet little is known about the outcome of the internationalization process at the local level, particularly in spatial terms. With reference to a case study of Madrid, this paper assesses the degree to which the restructuring of the retail environment, largely brought about by international retailers, has produced a convergence with the generalized patterns of retail structure identified for the rest of Europe. It is found that the retail revolution in Madrid has served to reproduce already pronounced spatial inequalities in access to retail services.
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