Quote Originally Posted by 313WX View Post
Unfortunately, Detroit is a long ways off before it reaches that point.
Yeah not sure what this means either. Did any of the new shops on Woodward open with great fanfare, ribbon cutting, and parade?* I don't think so. I would surmise most cities have retail/business/restaurant announcements such as the Bonobos article from the Free Press from last August.

The crowds downtown Saturday were cool to see. Tigersfest, Winter Blast, and Auto Show, all those stores got exposure from people that might not have seen them otherwise. Especially during press and industry days. How many of those people rarely walked outside their hotel and Cobo? Now they probably saw the burgeoning retail on Woodward, something most of them have never seen. [[Or if they did, it's when they were a young reporter lol)

*Wait I take this back. I believe John Varvatos had that weird street party.