'Urban Format' Stores: Big Boxes Are Shrinking

"Some of the nation’s leading big-box retailers—Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Best Buy among them—are opening Mini-Me versions. For some chains, it’s a strategy driven by real-estate constraints and demographics. But it’s also driven by a sense that although shoppers love megastores’ huge selection and low prices, they’re getting tired of spending Saturday afternoons trudging through stores the size of airplane hangars."