"By every measure, our retail economy underperforms, especially in the categories that we restrict."

Since the 1980s Wigston's retail economy has become increasingly dependent on national retailers.

Ballarat is the main retail economy in the region.

Kerikeri has a thriving retail economy with two large supermarkets and many small retailers.

These phenomena have swept across the spectrum of the retail economy, from boutique shoppers to bargain hunters.

Thousands of Marines will relocate, affecting the retail economy near both bases.

As a result, a sizable portion of the retail economy has come to be built on bargains that aren't really bargains.

"New York is more of a retail economy," he explained.

The area's historic association with the retail and entertainment economy continues.

In response to these manufacturing losses, the area is undergoing a transition to a retail and service-based economy.