The mix of street-level shops in
Italy's urban centres has trended towards prepared food since
2009, with a 37% increase in take-away food shops and a more
than 10% decrease in hardware shops, boutiques, bookshops and
butcher shops, Censis said Friday.
Also on the rise over the past six years are restaurants
(up 15.5%), coffee bars (+10%), and gelato-pastry shops (+8%).
The research institute said the increases are due to low
start-up costs, foreigners' initiative, and the pervasiveness of
food in daily life.
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