Philadelphia Weighs “Predatory Superstore” Law

Date: 7 Apr 2005 | posted in: Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Three Philadelphia City Councilors—David Cohen, Richard Mariano and Frank DiCicco—have introduced an ordinance that would bar "predatory superstores" from locating within the city. The ordinance defines predatory superstores as any store over 180,000 square feet or any store over 90,000 square feet that devotes more than 10 percent of its floor space to nontaxable grocery items.… Read More