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Jun 2024
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How retail can regenerate historic distr...

Strategy& Middle East
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Retailers can turn historic districts into spaces where people want to spend their time and money, without reducing their cultural or architectural significance. How? Through these 5 principles for a successful revitalization. Listen to this article authored by Fady Halim and Joe Rached to learn more

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