▁that ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁residents ▁spend ▁about ▁$ 1 . 7 ▁B ▁ann ually ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁for ▁ret ail ▁goods ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁" big ▁box " ▁super - cent ers ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁open ▁stores ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Me ij er ▁chain ▁of ▁super - cent ers ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁open ▁its ▁first ▁store ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁at ▁the ▁$ 9 0 M ▁Gate way ▁Market place . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁developers ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁le ased ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁ret ail ▁space ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁$ 9 0 ▁M ▁open - air ▁m all , ▁the ▁Gate way ▁Market place , ▁to ▁be ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁city - limits ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁Gate way ▁Market place ▁opened ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Me ij er ▁then ▁opened ▁another ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Red ford ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁north west ▁side ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁has ▁four ▁Star bu cks ▁coffee ▁sh ops , ▁several ▁Tim ▁H ort ons ▁coffee ▁sh ops ▁and ▁three ▁D unk in ' ▁Don uts ▁sh ops ▁( include ▁one ▁B ask in - R obb ins ▁com bo ▁out let ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁face ▁Michigan ▁based ▁compet itors ▁C off ee ▁Be an ery ▁and ▁Big g by ▁C off