commercial center
Hub for shops
A commercial center is an area where business activity concentrates—a downtown district, shopping mall, or retail hub.
The term can describe anything from a city's financial district to a strip mall serving a suburb.
Some cities function as commercial centers for entire regions: Dubai has become the commercial center of the Middle East.
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
- anchor tenantMain retailer in complex
- trade hubCommercial activity center
- business districtUrban area for commerce
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
big box store · open air market · town square · office complex · financial district · downtown district · wholesale trade · retail trade · global city · CBD · logistics · real estate · metropolitan area · agora · business park · prime location · port city · regional hub
- business districtsbusiness district, business districts, financial districts, financial hub, trade centers
- trade zonesfree trade zone, trading hub, economic zone, free zone, trade hub
- hubshub, regional hub, financial hub, economic hub, transport hub
commercial centerresidential area
Zone designated for housing
residential neighborhood · residential district · housing development · residential zone · industrial zone
commercial centeroutskirts
Outer parts of town
periphery · hinterland · fringe · suburbs · backcountry