There's no legal definition of a big box store. But it's generally agreed the term applies to owner-occupied retail stores that are about 76,000 square feet or bigger. Jack Van Coevering ...

To members of Costco, BJ’s and Sam’s Club, that definition will sound familiar. But those aren’t the only big-box stores around—chances are, you’ve shopped at many others. Many stores ...

The Shopping Experience Big-box stores attract large crowds during peak shopping hours, which can mean long checkout lines and mobbed parking lots. Sometimes fighting crowds is worth it.

Other big-box retailer types include category specialists and specialty stores. Fitting into the definition as a big-box retailer varies by store type. In general, big-box retailers have more than ...

[All these factors mean that] when you’re thinking about making the ... Brongers-Marrero: A common challenge with building housing above a big-box retail store is that [the housing units] are not very ...