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Walmart Stores Go Small and Urban http://plannersweb.com/2014/02/walmart-stores-go-small-urban/?prin... <br /> Taking a Closer Look <br /> Walmart Stores Go Small and Urban <br /> by Edward McMahon <br /> February 19th,2014 <br /> Can big box retailers think outside the box? <br /> A few years ago the idea of a pedestrian friendly big box store would have been laughable,but as urban <br /> living has become more popular the major chain retailers are paying attention and beginning to build <br /> urban format stores. On December 4, 2013 Walmart opened its first two stores in Washington, DC and <br /> the new stores illustrate the lengths to which brick and mortar retailers will go to get into rapidly <br /> growing urban markets. <br /> Compared to the old "grey-blue battleship box" that has saturated suburban and small town America, <br /> the new urban Walmart on H Street,NW in Washington is a remarkable departure. <br /> lilt 11 . <br /> 11111111111 <br /> _77- <br /> View of Walmart on H Street,NW in Washington,DC.Photo by Edward McMahon. <br /> Whether you love them or loathe them,this building proves that Walmart — one of the most recognizable <br /> symbols of modern suburbia — is going urban. <br /> Who ever thought that Walmart shoppers could sleep upstairs and shop downstairs,but that is exactly <br /> what residents of the new Walmart near downtown Washington will be able to do. <br /> 1 of 7 2/28/2014 11:50 AM <br />