Kosy123
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Ah sorry about that! Makes sense why the math seemed wrong if I didnt have that apparent.
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David A
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I agree, while 20,000 is a nice round number that appears within sight, there is no magic number. Actually, we had a lot more retail downtown for decades with fewer residents, so this is clearly not the only important factor.
More people are working downtown again, but compared to other cities our size we are still weak, so it would help if some focus could be put on attracting more new jobs located downtown and increasing economic activity in the area.
As for crime, I have heard more about this in suburban malls than downtown lately, however social disorder while diminishing considerably is still visible. The parking obstacles put in place in recent years were very badly timed in my opinion coming after COVID and while some of the construction has been completed, there still are parts of downtown where this a big concern.
Of course the world is never going to be perfect, we have to work on all of these thing to try improve downtown.
constance_chlore
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kcantor
Senior Member
There were 13,000 existing residents included in the chart that weren't mentioned on the chart or the post that included it which is what made in "not pretty clear". Kosy123 and I already sorted out that discrepancy above...
constance_chlore
Senior Member
What I'm saying is in the future, it might help to scroll up a few posts to see if there's any context you're missing rather than assume someone else made an extremely blatant error.There were 13,000 existing residents included in the chart that weren't mentioned on the chart or the post that included it which is what made in "not pretty clear". Kosy123 and I already sorted out that discrepancy above...
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kcantor
Senior Member
Of course if you had done the same… perhaps in the future?
Greenspace
Senior Member
"Despite the expansion, risks remain. Dr. Charlebois warned that urban grocery economics are complicated by crime and shrink. “Opening up stores downtown is incredibly difficult right now,” he said. Security investments and loss prevention measures can materially affect margins."
retail-insider.com
Downtown Grocery Growth Accelerates in Canada
Downtown grocery growth in Canada accelerates as retailers expand discount and specialty stores into dense urban cores.
retail-insider.com
Tropical
Active Member
Are you suggesting that adding context is helpful so that you can understand it?There were 13,000 existing residents included in the chart that weren't mentioned on the chart or the post that included it which is what made in "not pretty clear". Kosy123 and I already sorted out that discrepancy above...
David A
Senior Member
While this is interesting, the article seems to be mainly or entirely about other cities. Interestingly, these issues or problems don't seem to be stopping expansion elsewhere."Despite the expansion, risks remain. Dr. Charlebois warned that urban grocery economics are complicated by crime and shrink. “Opening up stores downtown is incredibly difficult right now,” he said. Security investments and loss prevention measures can materially affect margins."
Downtown Grocery Growth Accelerates in Canada
Downtown grocery growth in Canada accelerates as retailers expand discount and specialty stores into dense urban cores.
The issues may be similar here, although I don't think anyone has proposed opening a discount grocery store downtown here yet.
kcantor
Senior Member
If you are looking for a suggestion, I would suggest that context is everything.Are you suggesting that adding context is helpful so that you can understand it?