Tag Archives: big box

Innovating the Shopping Outpost

By editor | May 25, 2010

Experts have been tracking, following and predicting the death of the shopping mall for years now.  It seems to finally be coming to fruition.  ‘Dead malls’, as they’re called, have been creating blight all over the country since we fell into a full blown recession.  Four or more walls with stuff in it is no [...]

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Empty Retail a Major Eyesore

By editor | July 6, 2009

All over the country retailers have been making tough decisions — to stay or not to stay. For some the answer is obvious and bankruptcy is unavoidable. For others closing some locations and downsizing retail operations is a strategy to stay the economy. No matter the decision-making process for the retailer, the result for many [...]

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Things Will Never Be the Same

By editor | May 20, 2009

It seems that retailers are making adjustments to the consumers new state of mind with the expectation that it will last beyond the end of the year.  One of those new mind states is what’s being called big box fatigue.  Shoppers are exhausted with huge, crowded, hard-to-navigate stores with little to no customer service.  So [...]

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Why Wal-Mart May Become a Bodega

By editor | October 9, 2008

Over the past few years, retailers have witnessed “big box fatigue”. More and more consumers are seeking authenticity, individuality and customization. Big white stores that communicate “over-abundance” are proving themselves to be impersonal and at times difficult to navigate. In addition, there is a lack of land that can support large footprints spread apart far enough to [...]

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