City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
But people going to random shops might have gotten more used to shopping online. I believe looking at similar examples if only just to prove a thesis we already believe in can be worthwhile.
For sure, everyone has. But the same is true for those using a car to get to a shop. After all they go specifically to that shop, more likely for a known product than the random shopper.
More recent data is warranted, but I don’t think it will differ that much. On the grand scale of things both sides will be affected similarly from the changes post covid.
But people going to random shops might have gotten more used to shopping online. I believe looking at similar examples if only just to prove a thesis we already believe in can be worthwhile.
For sure, everyone has. But the same is true for those using a car to get to a shop. After all they go specifically to that shop, more likely for a known product than the random shopper.
More recent data is warranted, but I don’t think it will differ that much. On the grand scale of things both sides will be affected similarly from the changes post covid.