Chain stores increase foothold in Brooklyn, study finds
Center for an Urban Future looked at national retailers in borough
Brooklyn saw the largest growth of national chain stores of any of the city’s five boroughs in 2017, according to a study released last week by the nonprofit think tank Center for an Urban Future.
The number of national retail stores in Brooklyn increased by 3.1 percent between 2016 and 2017, the study found. By contrast, Manhattan saw only a 0.9 percent increase during that same time period.
The Center for an Urban Future published its findings on Dec. 28 in a study called “State of the Chains.”