Retail giant Walmart plans to develop pedestrian communal spaces around large edge-of-town the Town Center in Texas , Washington and Texas locations. Walmart imagines a community of stores offering dining, fitness, and transportation to name a few, turning locations into “destinations”. Whether Walmart will make good on the Town Center idea in Washington remains to be seen. The plan comes in light of increasing retail consumption moving online, and seeks to give consumers a reason to go out and visit stores. Ideas are currently at preliminary stages, and no steps have been taken to obtain expansive permits yet.
Retail giant Walmart plans to develop pedestrian communal spaces around large edge-of-town the Town Center in Texas , Washington and Texas locations. Walmart imagines a community of stores offering dining, fitness, and transportation to name a few, turning locations into “destinations”. The plan comes in light of increasing retail consumption moving online, and seeks to give consumers a reason to go out and visit stores. Ideas are currently at preliminary stages, and no steps have been taken to obtain expansive permits yet.