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Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets

NPR August 12, 2026 4 views
Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets

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MilkShake Factory, Maroons Creamery and Hey Yogurt are among the many dessert shops in downtown Ridgewood, N.J., which is seeing a shift from retail to services.

Shoppers' changing habits are fueling a major shift in what types of businesses are occupying storefronts.

(Image credit: Thalia Juarez for NPR)

<small>Source: NPR — read the original story there.</small>

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