Challenges and opportunities: Taking the temperature of retail in downtown Wilmington

Take a walk around downtown Wilmington and, most of the time, it’s bustling.

Not just with patrons of bars and restaurants, something downtown has long been known for, but also with shoppers.

For many retail merchants downtown, high traffic “translates well to sales. It’s busy,” said Jake Motsinger, co-owner of Memory Lane Comics, which has two locations on Princess Street and is celebrating nine years downtown in 2025…

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