[Sly Fox]

The Best Shopping Cities In The U.S.
Dec. 13 2010 - 5:15 pm

Move over New York. When it comes to shopping, everything’s bigger in Texas. Forbes’ first-ever ranking of the best U.S. cities for shopping takes a look at the real numbers behind what makes retail sparkle in the 25 biggest cities in America. One look at the top 10 shows that NYC, long thought to be the best city for style, sophistication and putting your pocketbook to work, is nowhere to be found.

And here are the top ten for those interested ...

1. Houston, TX
2. Phoenix, AZ
3. Dallas, TX
4. Baltimore, MD
5. Columbus, OH
6. Indianapolis, IN
7. Philadelphia, PA
8. San Antonio, TX
9. Jacksonville, FL
10. San Diego, CA

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[Schfourteenteen]

Everything is cheap in Texas, and somehow the number of Walmarts were used in making calculations.

[Sly Fox]

Ask J-Dub about how cheap the Galleria is.

[El Scorcho]

Ask J-Dub about how cheap the Galleria is.

I didn't find it to be that much more of other malls of it's class. Which is, admittedly, far above my class.

I'll back Houston on shopping though. The Galleria and surrounding area was a lot of fun. Just bring your wallet.

[Cider Jim]

For the record, Sly, just how many Wal-Marts does Houston have?

[ALUmnus]

The article mentioned that Charlotte & San Antonio have the most Walmarts with 8. Charlotte.

[flamesbball84]

hard to imagine a city being able to properly support 8 walmarts

[Cider Jim]

Could this be right? http://www.whitepages.com/business?key= ... ston%2C+TX

Whitepages.com lists 37 Wal-Marts in Houston.
No wonder they were ranked #1.

[LUconn]

a bunch of those are duplicates.

[olldflame]

hard to imagine a city being able to properly support 8 walmarts

I don't know what you mean by "properly support", but if Lynchburg has 3, there should be lots of places that can support 8 or more.

[adam42381]

hard to imagine a city being able to properly support 8 walmarts

I don't know what you mean by "properly support", but if Lynchburg has 3, there should be lots of places that can support 8 or more.

Lynchburg has 3 Wal-Marts?

[ToTheLeft]

Well, there's Wards Rd. and Madison Heights, and Old Forest Rd.

There's also one in Bedford, one in Altavista, and one in Appo. Within 20 miles of downtown Lynchburg, there's 6 Wal-Mart stores.

[adam42381]

Well, there's Wards Rd. and Madison Heights, and Old Forest Rd.

There's also one in Bedford, one in Altavista, and one in Appo. Within 20 miles of downtown Lynchburg, there's 6 Wal-Mart stores.

There are 11 (if my count is correct) within 20 miles of my hometown, Kernersville, NC, which has a population of less than 20,000. I don't count the 10 that aren't in Kernersville though.

[flamesbball84]

Madison Heights isn't Lynchburg. Lynchburg only has 2.