RETAILERS CONSIDER KATRINA POPULATION SHIFTS

RETAILERS CONSIDER KATRINA POPULATION SHIFTS

"Retailers believe that the permanent population of Baton Rouge has changed overnight, and as a result it needs more stores," said Jimmy Maurin, chairman of Stirling Properties in Covington, La., one of the largest real estate companies in the South with 7 million square feet of retail spa...

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Veröffentlicht in:WWD 2005-09, Vol.190 (51), p.22
1. Verfasser: Sharon Edelson, Rusty Williamson and Georgia Lee
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cities
Disaster recovery
Disaster relief
Economic aspects
Evacuations & rescues
Gasoline prices
Hurricanes
Influence
Population
Relocation of industry
Retail industry
Retail stores
Retailing industry
Site selection
United States
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Zusammenfassung:"Retailers believe that the permanent population of Baton Rouge has changed overnight, and as a result it needs more stores," said Jimmy Maurin, chairman of Stirling Properties in Covington, La., one of the largest real estate companies in the South with 7 million square feet of retail space. "We don't know how many people will ultimately move back to New Orleans, but there's not a house available for sale in Baton Rouge."
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