ee . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁major ▁book store ▁is ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁Book store , ▁leaving ▁an ▁opening ▁for ▁a ▁ ▁major ▁book ▁store ▁chain . ▁ ▁New ▁car ▁deal ers hips ▁have ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁sub ur bs . ▁The ▁decl ine ▁of ▁chain ▁fast - fo od ▁out lets ▁within ▁Detroit ▁has ▁closely ▁par alle led ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁itself , ▁including ▁a ▁notable ▁decl ine ▁of ▁locations ▁of ▁Y um ! ▁Br ands - owned ▁restaur ants ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁T aco ▁Bell ▁is ▁down ▁to ▁two ▁locations ▁on ▁the ▁city ' s ▁west ▁side , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁store ▁in ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Super mark ets ▁and ▁gro c ery ▁stores ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁German ▁based ▁super market ▁chain ▁Ald i , ▁which ▁opened ▁Detroit ▁locations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁Michigan - based ▁Spart an ▁St ores ▁were ▁the ▁gro c ery ▁ch ains ▁operating ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Wh ole ▁Food s ▁Market ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁Mid town ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁This ▁location ▁opened ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁much ▁fan fare . ▁ ▁Many ▁independent ▁gro c ery ▁stores ▁serve ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁Detroit ; ▁however , ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁University ▁of