Thursday, April 4, 2024

Ohio City retail defies recent trends

Ohio City retail is on the upswing, unlike many traditional main street-style
retail districts facing competition from big-box retailers and e-commerce.
The Cleveland neighborhood’s growing population comprised of people
with healthy incomes supports its brick-and-mortar retail establishments
that include restaurants and cafes (KJP). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE.

This spring, the flowers aren’t the only things blooming in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. So are the new stores and plans for more, including restaurants and cafes. While many new and renovated buildings have opened elsewhere in the city, their ground-floor retail spaces tend to fill with a pre-programmed routine of bank branches, coffee shops, the occasional bar/restaurant, art gallery, or stay empty for a long time.

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