Greenplanner - Neighborhood shops and retail desertification

Over the past ten years, 140,000 businesses have closed in Italy, and 1,100 municipalities have been left without a grocery store. The article explains why revitalizing neighborhood shops requires urban regeneration and support for the ZESpro proposal, as well as innovation: automation, digital payments, management software and integrated services. The goal is to make local shops economic and social hubs that help communities thrive.

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