Shoppingresidents
Shoppingresidents is a term used in urban studies to describe people who live in neighborhoods where commercial activity, especially retail, is the defining feature of the built environment. The term emphasizes the interrelation of resident life with shopping routines, services, and the pedestrian economy.
The term is not widely standardized and appears in discussions of retail-led urbanism, mixed-use development, and
Implications include effects on housing demand, property values, traffic, noise, and street vitality. Proponents point to
Related concepts include walkable neighborhoods, retail-led development, gentrification, and consumer cities.