Retail access to alcohol is a major contributor to underage drinking, and Chinatown has a high density of stores selling alcohol, with more than 100 liquor stores in a 3-square-mile radius.
Something else worth noting: this move does nothing to provide retail investors greater access to private shares.
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But consider what the last 25 years have brought to small towns: cheap overnight delivery service, cable television, USA Today, national retail chains, Internet access, cell phone coverage and broadband.
Generally speaking, retail investors do not have access to these types of deals directly, but can invest in publicly traded private equity companies.
It's this kind of marketing prowess, this access to the retail channel that makes this mobile phone launch so important not just for Nokia but Microsoft as well.
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Despite this criticism, I remain a deep believer in ETFs: ETF providers such as Vanguard and Blackrock (NYSE:BLK) greatly benefited retail investors by giving them access to most asset classes at almost no cost.
It also has an underground retail and restaurant area where direct access to the Otemachi subway station will open in 2013.
For retail workers, the device can access product information, look at inventory or be used to call another employee inside or outside the store for assistance.
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Secondly access to that grocery and retail market is jealously guarded on (perhaps misplaced) social grounds.
Internet access will become common in retail stores and the trend will continue toward online customer service, with "live" salespeople ready at their computer keyboards to assist visitors at retail Web sites.
Delta Airlines recently announced it was partnering with Amazon to provide passengers with free access to shop the online retail giant's website onboard all of Delta and Delta Connection flights with in-flight Wi-Fi service.
They want access to organic produce in a retail space that has the convenience of a corner shop.
Many users that historically may have not had computing devices, such as nurses and retail sales folks, are now being given access to devices and applications to drive new productivities.
Product labeling requirements, as well as marketing, branding and retail display restrictions, are proven to reduce youth access to tobacco products and impulse tobacco purchases.
The growing demand for continuous e-mail access is driving smartphone adoption among enterprise and retail customers alike.
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For retail banking, the challenge is going to be mobile access.
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Many users that have historically may have not had computing devices (e.g. nurses, retail sales, etc.) are now being given access to devices and applications to drive new productivities.
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Those needs centre on enabling experienced and sophisticated investors to access talented investment professionals, while ensuring that retail investors retain the protection of detailed rules and regulations designed to prevent fraud and promote transparency.
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More important, a broker has access to wholesale interest rates, not just higher retail ones quoted to borrowers.
Retail and commerce must adjust to mobile and connected customers with access to complete price and quality transparency.
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Again, presumably, the iWatch would be loaded with all the features of Passbook, and could serve as convenient hands-free access to boarding passes, frequent shopper fobs, retail couponing, etc.
These funds offer liquid access to a diverse portfolio of multifamily housing, office, retail, health care, warehouse and industrial buildings.
The ADA requires equal access to "public accommodations, " which include restaurants, retail stores, movie theaters, recreational facilities and other physical spaces that are spelled out by the law.
Why would a Merrill Lynch or other retail brokerage facilitate something that would surely alienate management causing them perhaps to lose access for their research department?
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They support adding parks and more green space, public transit, improved public access to beaches and waterfronts and creating more walkable communities that mix residential and retail uses.
But it also contributes to blurring the line between retail and wholesale investors, since it gives small-timers the same price information and market access as huge pension funds.
Another permit has been issued that allows a large retail store to move goods quickly from damaged stores to temporary facilities nearby so people still have access to needed goods.
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