"By moving parking away from the village, people's shopping patterns actually changed."

Ms. Pressman believes that women's shopping patterns have become more like men's.

But some developers are trying to capitalize on the changes in shopping patterns.

Their parents' shopping patterns have also changed, retail consultants say.

This kind of shopping pattern is befuddling the music industry.

In the future I think shopping patterns will be more diverse.

Instead, we would like to see a clearer indication of the circumstances in which car use can be reduced through different shopping patterns.

The new shopping pattern, he added, is that "there really is more giving all year long now."

Supermarkets continued to have an impact on shopping patterns.

"They are different than women in their shopping patterns," he said.