How to Cope With - Or Without - "Big Box" Retailers

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1994

Publication Title

Zoning and Planning Law Report

Keywords

membership clubs, superstores, exclusion, zoning regulations

Abstract

Big-box retailers, such as Walmart and K-Mart, pose novel challenges to cities and towns. Although they clearly benefit consumers with lower prices and provide smaller communities with access to a wider array of merchandise, the aggressive growth of these giant discount chains has fueled opponents who charge that the discounters disrupt the economic and social fabric in hundreds of communities. This article describes the nature of the revolution in retailing brought on by these discount giants and suggests how communities can plan for the arrival of a local "big box."

Volume

17

Issue

6

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