Future of retail: this is how the city center should be saved

Wo In the past, boutiques presented elegant dresses, skirts and suits, one-euro shops have moved in. Pedestrian zones that once flourished are becoming urban wasteland. “The inner cities are facing major challenges,” says Jürgen Steinmetz, General Manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Middle Lower Rhine in Krefeld. To stop this trend, three municipalities have come up with creative solutions to save their inner cities.

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