Retail change in post-communist Poland with special reference to Ulica Piotrkowska, Lodz

Outlines aspects of retailing in Poland under communism. Privatization legislation was introduced a year after the soft revolution of 1989 and a system of rents under local authority supervision was established. Provides details of the privatisation process for the main shopping street in Lodz. Shops have been refurbished, Western products are widespread, foreign firms and small multiples have appeared and stability reigns after the initial experimental period. The new developments have made the street a focal point for the city, but elements of the old system remain. (Original abstract - amended)