New Report Details Who's Shopping in Birmingham, Complaints About Parking
The most-visited business downtown is the Palladium 12 Theater and the amount spent by Birmingham shoppers continues to decline, according to a new market analysis on the Principal Shopping District.
Who is shopping and dining in downtown Birmingham? Where do they live and where are they going? And what's the one thing visitors would like to see change for the better? These questions and more were tackled in a seven-page market analysis of the Birmingham Principal Shopping District (PSD), presented last week during the PSD's monthly meeting. The report outlines not only who shops and dines in downtown Birmingham, but polled shoppers on where they live and where they're going most, while also taking a look at the retail and dining mix. The report was conducted by Strategic Edge, a consulting firm out of Sylvan Lake hired by the PSD earlier this year. Similar studies of the downtown area were published in 2002 and 2007. The total cost of…
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Carolyn J. Butcher
3:18 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Unfortunately we lost our Chico's, which catered to a more mature woman, with a mature figure (I'm speaking for myself). Love the hometown antosphere, and homecooked type of menu offered at Peabody's. Thankfully they have their own parking, which is normally full during their busiest times. Really appreciate the "walkability" of the downtown area, day and night. more ›