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The Appeal of In-Town Big Box

Emily Badger recounts the litany of gripes about Big Box stores, then proceeds to present the results of a recent study that shows why they may not be so bad after all.
12 February 2012 - 11:00am
The Atlantic Cities

Density Brings in More Tax Income Than Big Box

Dense downtowns provide more tax revenues for cities than strip mall and big box development on a per acre basis, according to a new study.
10 August 2011 - 2:00pm
Glendwood Springs Post Independent

WalMart and Target: Your New Neighbors

Who ever heard of "small-box stores"? Retail experts say the Walmarts and Targets of the world should have great success with smaller stores in urban settings.
31 March 2011 - 8:00am
Retail Traffic Magazine

Mega-Retailer Revives Effort to Move Into New York City

Wal-Mart has started a major public relations effort to try to get the public behind plans to open several of its big box retail stores in New York City.
11 January 2011 - 5:00am
The New York Times

The First Urban Walmart

Walmart, famous for not budging on their store designs, may be ready to build an urban alternative with a handful of stores proposed for the D.C. area. Greater Greater Washington gets the scoop on the plans.
24 November 2010 - 2:00pm
New Urban News Network

Wal-Mart Light: Big Box Store Goes After the Urban Market

Wal-Mart announced a new "urban strategy" to move into cities that have traditionally been hostile to the big box retailer. Smaller format stores will concentrate on selling groceries, which account for about half the company's sales already.
23 September 2010 - 6:00am
American Banking & Market News
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Could Your Next Tomato Come From A Former Best Buy?

Gene Fredericks wants to turn empty big box stores into hydroponic and aquaponic growing centers using the latest technologies.
2 September 2010 - 10:00am
Grist

Big Box Casino On Its Way To Philadelphia

The new casino rising along Philadelphia's Delaware River is likely to be little more than a drab Big Box with gambling inside, according to this review from Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron.
23 March 2010 - 6:00am
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A Win for WalMart

A pro-smart growth group in Lockport, NY attempted to stop a WalMart Supercenter from being built in their town, but the state supreme court rejected their appeal.
25 February 2010 - 1:00pm
The Buffalo News
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End of the Big Box Era

In Birmingham, Alabama, developers are seeing a lot of empty big box and anchor retail spaces, while smaller, neighborhood centers are actually seeing an increase in occupancy.
21 January 2010 - 10:00am
The Birmingham News
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Big Box Exit Spells Trouble for Local Economy

In Dublin, CA, the failure of a slew of big box retailers has created retail deadzones, dragging down local businesses and economies.
13 May 2009 - 6:00am
San Francisco Chronicle
Jeffrey Barg

New Jersey: It’s Like Ohio, But Even More So

Sun, 02/01/2009 - 08:02

The second semester in planning school at Penn is defined by a major project in which students are broken into groups, given a problem region, and tasked with, in the space of three months, coming up with a plan comparable to what professionals do in 12 to 18 months. Over those three months, the students get intimate with their designated locale, exploring every nook, cranny and underused land parcel.

Helloooooooooo, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

There’s an old John Gorka song called “I’m From New Jersey.” It goes, “I’m from New Jersey/ It’s like Ohio/ But even more so/ Imagine that.” I’d bet good green cash he was driving down Route 70 when he wrote that.

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You Can't Teach A Big Box New Tricks

A Home Depot Expo in Charlotte, NC, is closing. Mary Newsom explains that the real problem with big boxes like this is that they don't make sense over time.
28 January 2009 - 12:00pm
The Naked City

Big Box Breakthrough in Charlotte

Lofts and ground floor retail envelop a new Lowe's store in Charlotte, forming a buffer between the large store and the surrounding Dilworth neighborhood.
9 November 2008 - 11:00am
The Charlotte Observer

Reusing Empty Big Boxes

Sometimes big box retailers get too big for the boxes they're in. So they move. What's left behind are huge empty buildings -- and opportunities for re-use.
24 October 2008 - 9:00am
NPR

Urban Supermarkets, Suburban Designs

Supermarkets are moving back to urban areas like Philadelphia. But their big box designs are decidedly un-urban, according to architecture critic Inga Saffron, who calls for more relevant urban designs.
1 October 2008 - 5:00am
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Big Boxes Heading Downtown

With growth controls making suburban properties less attractive and wealth becoming concentrated in older centres, Canada's big box retailers are looking downtown for new locations.
17 September 2008 - 10:00am
Globe and Mail

Something New Inside Failed Big Boxes

When big boxes go under, they leave big holes. Communities across America are coming up with some creative ways to reuse the huge spaces left behind when big box retailers move out.
27 August 2008 - 10:00am
USA Today

Watch WalMart Spread Across the American Landscape

Flowing Data used zip codes and other data to create an animated map showing the growth of WalMart from the first store in Arkansas in 1962 until today, when the map is covered with stores.
31 July 2008 - 12:00pm
Flowing Data

'Alarming' Increases In Shopping Center Vacancies

Empty retail space increased dramatically over the last six months, according to data compiled by commercial real estate brokers and investment advisors.
20 June 2008 - 9:00am
Home Town Advantage Bulletin
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