Retail trade in Brussels: reconciling the city with a changing sector

Abstract

La revue scientifique pour les recherches sur Bruxelles / Het wetenschappelijk tijdschrift voor onderzoek over Brussel / The Journal of Research on Brussels Notes de synthèse | 2020 Retail trade in Brussels: reconciling the city with a changing sector BSI synopsis Le commerce à Bruxelles : réconcilier l'urbain avec un secteur en reconfiguration Kleinhandel in Brussel: de stad verzoenen met een sector in volle verandering

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“…A commercial turnover therefore tends to establish itself at the expense of a diversity of supply in the city centre, which constitutes an advantage with respect to shopping centres in outlying areas [Grimmeau et al, 2004]. This evolution is also accelerated by the development of mass tourism and the resulting "touristification" of shops [Wayens et al, 2020], which, however, is experiencing a serious setback with the covid crisis.…”