社区商业怎么做——人口流动、生活方式对美国零售业的影响及对北京的借鉴

The Effects of Population Flow and Life Style Changing on the Commercial Development in the United States

零售业在西方城市早已存在。它从农业社会的露天集市演变为工业化初期的主街店铺;从城市化鼎盛期的超级市场、百货商店演变为郊区化时代的“销品茂”。在后工业化时代,主街文化回归,精品市场兴起……零售业态几经变化与创新,以适合城市社会经济的发展与人口流动的变化。

Retailing refers to activities associated with selling goods to consumers.It has long existed in the western cities.Its forms were changed to reflect economic and social changes as well as population mobility ——from open market to main street store;from super market and department store to shopping mall,then to the coming-back main street store and the niche market in the post-industrial era.