When you're looking to buy a new appliance, whether large or small, you might head to a big-box store. However, Consumer ...

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While many retail companies are closing stores or closing up shop altogether, some big-box retailers are boosting business by opening new, smaller stores in strategic locations. Target in particular ...

How to reuse big-box-store infrastructure has become an issue for municipalities. As the country’s largest retailers either tumble or pull back from their brick-and-mortar strategies, there’s a belief ...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several years, you've probably noticed the often-fierce battles that are being waged between big-box retailers and local communities—from small ...

Over the past 30 years, abandoned big-box stores have become the retail blight of middle and suburban America: In 2005, there were 70 empty big-box stores in Columbus, Ohio alone. From the late 1980s ...

When a major big-box retailer opens its doors in a community, it’s typically more than just a new place to shop—it’s a signal. These chains follow rising consumer demand, so their arrival often points ...

Some cities buy such properties and turn them into affordable housing or other assets. Charlotte transformed old K-mart into ...

Solar panels cover the roof of a Sam's Club store on April 22, 2009, in Glendora, California. Solar energy offers a cheap, renewable source of electricity that could reduce and, eventually, eliminate ...

US big-box retail and grocery stores have enough rooftop solar potential to power more than 7.9 million homes – utilizing all that unused space for clean energy is a no-brainer. UnderstandSolar is a ...

Americans are learning to adapt to change quicker than ever. Fashion trends change daily, and the weather in Nebraska changes every minute, but one thing stays constant: the security of real estate ...