Urban and suburban retail development in Albania's capital after socialism

This article discusses trends in the distribution of retail development in Tirana (the capital of Albania) and its surrounding areas. The story of these trends in Tirana exhibits unique characteristics connected to the city's exceptional population growth and exceptional densification since the end of the communist era in 1990. Tirana provides an example of how a center city can continue to dominate retail commerce when there are very limited restraints on residential and commercial density in the inner city and very limited foreign investment in retail development.

► An example of how a center city can continue to dominate retail commerce
► The effects of limited restraints on residential and commercial density in the inner city on retail development.
► The effects of limited foreign investment in retail development on the level of suburban shopping malls.