Retail

CCD/CPDC Annual Report

State of Center City 2022

Does Philadelphia have what it takes to recover? This Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation report examines Philadelphia’s signs of recovery, and remaining challenges, after two years of profound disruption.

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Research & Reports

Retail Market Update

As the volume of visitors and workers in Center City steadily increases, retail is recovering. Occupancy rates are rising and new establishments are opening. The report brief features a map with locations of new and upcoming business openings.
Pedestrian Traffic

Pedestrian Counts

With the installation of 14 cameras that measure pedestrian volumes 24 hours a day, the CCD now provides retailers, brokers, and developers with detailed counts and analyses of hourly trends.
Research & Reports

Positive Signs of Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery

As Philadelphia marks the two-year anniversary of the mandated citywide COVID-19 shutdown on March 16, 2020, Center City continues to show promising signs of recovery, buoyed by rising numbers of pedestrians who are supporting increases in retail and restaurant sales, local tax revenue, new store openings and downtown vibrancy.

Retail Reports