The Population Pattern in Relation to Retail Buying

As Exemplified in Baltimore

Bibliographic Data

ID2198500
AuthorsInez K Rolph (corresponding author)
Year1932
Volume38
Issue3
Pages368-376
Publication date1932-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/216114
OpenAlexW1982121589
LanguageEN
Citations received4

The study of the location structure of retail trade, based upon the Census of Retail Distribution, City of Baltimore, 1930, reveals that the population pattern, which determines the retail structure, is controlled by population density, income, transportation facilities, and racial background. Through correlation of retail business and population density, the development of retail sub-centers may be traced, disclosing kinds of business and types of operation in effect in the sub-centers in different stages of growth. High-and low-income areas repel concentration of business, while in moderate-income areas there is a complete pattern of retail distribution. Types of operation are also influenced by income. Specific locations of concentrations of stores, and the areas of concentrations, can be traced to public transportation intersections and the importance of these intersections as transfer points. Racial characteristics frequently exert a strong influence on the consumer demand of individual sub-centers

Business · Census · Commerce · Consumer demand · Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics) · Economics · Geography · Household income · Population · Population density · Relation (database) · Retail sales · Retail trade · Sociology · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Demography · Marketing

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