A new Forbes ranking revealed earlier this week ranks Columbus as the 4th Best Shopping City in the US. As with any Forbes list, the metrics used are usually called into question. This list bases their rankings on number of retail locations (Columbus has over 5,700), number of shopping centers (Columbus has 32) and our relatively low sales tax (6.75%). So it almost sounds like our national shopping cities are being measured by quantity and not quality.
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