Big Box Stores Adopting Unusual Urban Formats

Until recently, all Target stores were the typical single-story boxes with surface parking. But in the last half-decade, Target has built or acquired 35 multilevel stores with structured parking and another 8 stores with parking underneath. [While Wal-Mart has ] so far has resisted radical changes to its building designs...[the] trend is growing...Many of the stores have been constructed in key shopping districts of major metropolitan areas and downtowns..."

Thanks to Karenn Gobrecht