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Michael J. Berne

Michael Berne is president of MJB Consulting, a 22-year-old retail planning and real estate consultancy based in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area. He also writes and speaks extensively on downtown districts and the retail industry. He can be reached at [email protected].

The impact of daytime workers on certain types of retail has long been overstated. Yes, they provide critical support for lunch eateries and coffee bars, as well as select services including fitness studios and shoe repair. But downtowns could never count on this demographic for much more than that.
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