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Walmart Stores Go Small and Urban <br />http:llplannersweb.coin 2014!021walmart-stores-go-small-urban.'?prin... <br />Taking a Closer Look <br />Walmart Stores Go Small and Mat - <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 />vim -Oft---ft <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 />