NY Daily News: Big retailers moved uptown in greatest numbers in 2012; survey shows 11.2% rise in corporate chains in Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood
America’s big retail chains gained a major foothold in upper Manhattan this year, far outstripping increases they made in the numbers of store locations in the rest of the city, a recent survey by the Center for an Urban Future found.
National retailers like Applebee’s, Subway, Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts now have a total of 338 stores in Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood, according to an analysis of 13 uptown ZIP codes the Center prepared for the Daily News.
That’s an 11.2% increase from the 304 store locations the think tank recorded in 2011 — and it reflects a retail boom that is transforming both the 125th St. corridor in Harlem and the 116th St. strip in East Harlem.
The rest of Manhattan saw only half that growth as the number of big retail outlets expanded to 2,826 in 2012 from 2,671 in 2011, a 5.8% increase. And citywide, the tally of national chains climbed a mere 2.4%, to 7,232 stores.
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