Retail Redemption

Retail Redemption: Skivvies Uncovered, then Promptly Covered

My fellow PlaceMaker, Howard Blackson, finally locates those elusive skivvies, then talks about what is and isn't working in new urban retail

A couple months ago I rambled on here about my inability to purchase a particularly critical item of men’s apparel during an extended tour of new urban projects throughout the southeast. Modesty was not my problem. Rather, despite healthy commercial activity most everywhere I went, I could find no walkable stores catering to such day-to-day basics.

Food and drink? Sure. Tchotchkes and novelties? You betcha. Skivvies? Not a chance. Read on.

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