Chain Stores Are in Decline, Time to #ShopListener

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 20, 2018

Jonathan Bowles, executive director of the Center for an Urban Future, discusses the latest annual CUF report on chain stores in NYC which found their numbers have declined for the first time, we'll hear from mom-and-pop retailers on their businesses who shout-out their businesses for our annual #ShopListener guide.

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