Shopping without shop windows: how can we save our city centres?

Podcast, Season 4 - Episode 29

18 September 2025

Season 4, Episode 29

Empty shops, deserted pedestrian zones, online retail on the rise - retail in German city centres is under pressure. But how did this come about? And what ideas are there for shaping change instead of just watching it happen?

In this episode, find out why more and more people are ordering online, what consequences this has for our cities - and how new concepts from pop-up stores to experience neighbourhoods could give bricks-and-mortar retail a future.

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