Original sentence: It has its share of restaurants and cafés, though also has numerous shops selling cheap household goods and, to its north, "factory outlets" selling athletic and fashion clothing.Smith Street is somewhat more downmarket than Brunswick Street, and has not become as fashionable, though it is slowly being gentrified
Edited sentence: In recent times, Smith Street has been regarded as somewhat more downmarket than Fitzroy's Brunswick Street, and has not become as popular with visiting Saturday night suburbanites.It has its share of good restaurants and cafés, such as the perennial popular Kent Street bar (home to the "Plug and Play" VJ night) as well as numerous shops selling cheap household goods and, to its north, "factory outlets" selling athletic and fashion clothing