Evolution of the types of shopping and spatial organization of retail trade in the post-Soviet metropolis

K. E. Aksenov ()
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K. E. Aksenov: St. Petersburg State University

Regional Research of Russia, 2016, vol. 6, issue 4, 375-386

Abstract: Abstract The relationship of stratification of shopping types, development of certain types of retail facilities, and major macro trends in the spatial organization of the tertiary sector of the city economy is described by with a case of St. Petersburg, one of the leaders and innovators in Russian retail. Shopping periodization from 1989 to 2016 is proposed based on the author’s multiyear field surveys and interviews as well as the above criteria. Six periods are distinguished. The features of the latest, modern stage are described in particular detail taking into account consumer stratification by income groups. The data also argue in a more general discussion about the completion or continuation of social transformation in the post-Soviet metropolis. The data on the different stages and regularities in the development of the spatial organization of retail trade for this innovative leader give grounds to make forecasts for other major cities of Russia.

Keywords: post-Soviet metropolis; social transformation; retail trade; spatial organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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