The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail
- Written by Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a body blow to CBD retailers, but it’s just the latest of their challenges in recent years. They were already under pressure from cautious consumer spending, intense competition from online retailing and the growth of suburban “mega-centres”.
Now, declining commuter foot traffic and an increase in...





