New retail report expected to show comeback in Center City Philadelphia (Washington: sales, crime)

[JamesJay64]

https://6abc.com/center-city-philade...Q5rRQ8TIqMJKtw

Key points:

80% of the retail storefronts within the Center City District are open for business, up from 55% in spring 2020, with 42 more retailers with announced openings for this year.

The report states taxable retail sales for the first quarter of this year in Center City are at 94% of 2019 levels and 121% in extended Center City neighborhoods.

Shopper and visitor foot traffic is at 96% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the report.

[JamesJay64]

Full report from Center City district: https://www.centercityphila.org/uplo...-june-2022.pdf

[Redddog]

But wait...I thought Philly was bleeding out? I gotta cancel the open house this weekend!

[desirela]

Originally Posted by Redddog

But wait...I thought Philly was bleeding out? I gotta cancel the open house this weekend!

People like tyaking risks.
good for philly though

[cpomp]

Great news! And there are quite a few stores in the pipeline and recently opened on Walnut Street.

It does come down to getting crime under control. I don't expect Philadelphia to be like Copenhagen (in terms of safety), but leaders should push hard to get the city back to the ~2010s. I'm still hopeful.

It's also nice that residents in CC are upset with crime, but still optimistic, far different then the social media trolls who haven't visited the city in 20 years. They also come out with pitchforks if any positive Philly news is shared.

[bridge12]

Originally Posted by desirela

People like tyaking risks.
good for philly though

Eh, not much more of a risk than your typical suburbanite driving around town all weekend. Auto deaths and injuries are at an all-time high right now.

[PHL10]

Inquirer Article on the same topic:

Center City’s shoppers and diners are back — almost to pre-pandemic levels
Foot traffic is getting a boost from the return of out-of-town shoppers, tourists and convention attendees, college students, and office workers.

https://www.inquirer.com/business/ph..._rid=228454830

[bridge12]

Great news! The extended neighborhoods thing is interesting. People are shopping more in their own neighborhoods which is wonderful. Hopefully this will continue to spur demand and retail/restaurant growth beyond Center City. Fishtown and Northern Liberties are just absolutely booming right now, almost like a second city. Washington Avenue (ugh I know) is going to be a mini-boomtown over the next few years. Passyunk seems to be doing great.

[desirela]

Originally Posted by bridge12

Eh, not much more of a risk than your typical suburbanite driving around town all weekend. Auto deaths and injuries are at an all-time high right now.

City-dwellers don't drive? Do you realize there are many more bad things that happen in the city besides murder?

[desirela]

Originally Posted by cpomp

Great news! And there are quite a few stores in the pipeline and recently opened on Walnut Street.

It does come down to getting crime under control. I don't expect Philadelphia to be like Copenhagen (in terms of safety), but leaders should push hard to get the city back to the ~2010s. I'm still hopeful.

It's also nice that residents in CC are upset with crime, but still optimistic, far different then the social media trolls who haven't visited the city in 20 years. They also come out with pitchforks if any positive Philly news is shared.

Why do you let social medfia trolls upset you so?