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Main
Street
Main:
Street refers to the traditional
shopping area in smaller towns or to a secondary
business district in a suburb or within a larger city.
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Streets
in some of these areas have been converted
into pedestrian walkways
.
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In the
EU,
Main Street locations (called High Streets in
the United Kingdom) are threatened by large big
-
box
retailers located outside the city limits.
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The
EU is trying to restrain superstores’ growth by
limiting their size and subsidizing the redevelopment of
Main Street areas to help local retailers compete
.