For weeks, most stores were closed. You could not get a haircut, or browse a men’s or women’s clothing store. Grocery stores were open, but how you shopped, and when you shopped had changed, sometimes dramatically. We all adjusted, but will these changes be permanent, or simply be an aberration until a Covid-19 antidote is available?
This discussion will not delve into commercial real estate, shopping malls, or strip malls; and how the changing of retail will affect these slabs of concrete. Some thoughts and questions, and many unanswered questions...