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[quote=Anonymous]Urban planner here and DC resident- national stores have demographic numbers they need to reach to justify new stores. eg. Food lion is looking for 3,000 underserved households, of a certain income, to justify building a new store in any given location. factors at play-Wards 7 and 8 are larger with less density than some other areas, significantly lower household income, crime, high rates of in store theft, need for large sites with parking, misconceptions about the area. Also, census notoriously undercounts low income african american communities which means the date that stores use to make decisions is not even accurate or complete. [/quote]
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