Scenario The Attic Trunk Began in 1979 as an Upscale Dress

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Essay

Scenario
The Attic Trunk began in 1979 as an upscale dress shop in Forest Ridge's fashionable shopping district, catering to a wealthy, mature clientele.Many other specialty shops lined the main avenue over the next few years.But as Forest Ridge began to attract an affluent, younger, and more demographically diverse population, the once-popular shopping district was increasingly perceived as stodgy and snobby.By the late 1980s, many of these specialty shops suffered financially.Most shops attracted only tourists who enjoyed browsing through the displays of alligator belts and shoes, piles of scented soaps, and useless flowered parasols, often laughing at the ridiculously high prices.Owners of The Attic Trunk had noticed the shifts in population and buying behaviour of the typical shopper by the late 1980s.In fact, the owners had observed that the once-fashionable shopping district in Forest Ridge no longer attracted a "typical shopper." The wealthy, mature clientele had been replaced with affluent families with children, and a mix of Asian and African Americans as well as Caucasians.Specialty items at The Attic Trunk gradually disappeared, replaced by brand-name apparel, colognes, and jewelry.Other owners followed suit in the early 1990s, bringing restaurants, an outdoor cafe, and a day spa to the main avenue in Forest Ridge.
Explain the cultural shift described in this scenario.

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Definitions:

Private Consumption

Expenditure by households on goods and services, excluding purchases of residences.

Government Spending

Expenses incurred by the government to provide goods and services, invest in public projects, and support economic stability and growth.

Private Consumption

Expenditures by individual households or residents of a country on goods and services, not including purchases for business or investment purposes.

Gross Investment

The total amount of money spent on capital projects before deducting depreciation or other allowances for the wearing out of assets.