“In many cities window shopping would
appear to be a dying activity. There are, for
one thing, fewer windows to shop. … Furthermore,
that former adjunct to the window,
the door, may be on its way out, too. Increasingly,
access is from within the buildings,
sometimes along replicas of shopping streets.
But the real thing still works. Where there are
display windows, people window-shop, and
the stores that have them enjoy a competitive
edge greater than before.”