Former grocery stores around Tucson have morphed into gyms or movie theaters and former department stores and furniture showrooms into entertainment venues.
As shopping centers strive to increase foot traffic, more and more tenants are setting up shop for services that can’t be obtained with a click.
“We now see nontraditional uses in retail centers throughout town, and this trend is expected to continue,” says a retail study prepared for the Pima County Real Estate Research Council.
Users such as charter schools and urgent care centers have kept some shopping centers afloat.
