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Conrad Kickert is an assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Buffalo.Emily Talen is a professor in the Social Sciences Division at the University of Chicago.

• Introduction: The Urban Retail PredicamentConrad Kickert and Emily TalenRetail Trends and TransformationsThe Life and Death of Retail: Insights from Firm DemographyLuc Anselin and Irene FarahThe Ups and Downs of Retail, 2000–2015Kevin Credit, Irene Farah, and Luc AnselinCommercial Gentrification: What Happens to Businesses and Services when the Neighborhood Changes?Rachel MeltzerThe Case of E-CommerceBricks and ClicksLiz MackThe Changing Demand for Urban Retail Space: Evidence from CanadaChristopher Daniel and Tony HernandezOnline Sales and the British Urban Retail HierarchyColin JonesThe Survival of Mom-and-PopsSmall Business Survival: How and Why?Vikas MehtaCan Mom and Pop Stores Survive? A Survey of Small Retailers in ChicagoEmily TalenWhat’s in a Chain?: On Hipness, Corporate Stores, and False Dichotomies in Urban LifeJeffrey Nathaniel ParkerRetail, Place, and Place-MakingRetail ScenesHyesun Jeong and Terry ClarkMain Street Morphology, Adaptability, and Resilience Rosa DanenbergRetail in the MixMatthew CarmonaToward SolutionsCurating Main Streets: The Factors of SuccessMichael W. Mehaffy and Tigran Haas The Spatial Logic of Urban RetailConrad KickertThe Future of American Urban Retail Real EstateHeather ArnoldConclusion: Urban Retail RedefinedConrad Kickert and Emily Talen