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   Also today: Lightfoot is Chicago’s first mayor to lose reelection in 40   
   years, and Atlanta’s richest district inches closer to secession.   
      
   In 2022, apparel retailers saw the second-highest number of brick-and-   
   mortar store openings in the US — a total of 1,395. Many of them were in   
   the suburbs. Meanwhile, retail stores’ footprints are shrinking in major   
   cities like San Francisco and New York as companies abandon malls and   
   large-format stores in downtown areas in favor of residential neighborhood   
   locations that serve the new generation of remote workers.   
      
   relates to CityLab Daily: Retail Stores Are Ditching City Centers for the   
   Suburbs   
   In response to changing consumer behavior, giants like Abercrombie & Fitch   
   Co., Macy’s Inc. and Kohl’s Corp are opening smaller storefronts closer to   
   where shoppers live. But while the shift could help brands generate more   
   customers, it only adds to the financial strain of office vacancies in   
   metropolitan downtowns — and further complicates cities’ efforts to lure   
   people back, writes Olivia Rockeman. Today on CityLab: Another Blow to   
   City Centers: Retail Stores Move Outward   
      
      
      
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