The purpose of this study is to clarify how the location of large-scale retail stores and the distribution of urban population affect each other in local cities. 36 local cities were classified by population size. Using DID, station and bus station areas within and outside DID, and population in reachable areas from the urban center as the cities features, we analyzed the relationship between location of large-scale retail stores and distribution of urban population. As a result, no matter with

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... city size, if large retail stores are located in the suburbs, more people tend to live in the suburbs, and conversely, if more people live in the suburbs, large retail stores also locate at the suburbs, which appears to be a vicious cycle.