Since Amazon has changed the way many Americans buy things, most of the
big-box retailers have struggled.
Currently, owners of functioning
big-box retail stores around the
And the most important aspect of
big-box tenants is that when they are looking for space, they are all generally looking at the same handful of properties.
Property taxes are a significant portion of a retailer's tax burden, and some
big-box retailers have found a way to lessen their burden through what is called the "dark store" theory.
The first report it the series tackles the question "The Big Box is Dead?" addressing concerns that the power center
big-box model is obsolete.
Big-box retailers remain the top purchase location for a variety of cosmetics and grooming products, according to the survey of more than 2,000 adult buyers.
As an illustrative example, a
big-box retailer within the last few years was subject to a cyber attack that enabled outside parties to gain access to credit card and debit card information of customers.
In the 3rd Department, the appellate court agreed with a lower court and accepted Home Depot's use of sales of vacant
big-box stores as more credible in establishing a store's value than the municipality's use of
big-box store sales encumbered by long-term leases.
Some of the old
big-box space could be repurposed for Amazon or Wal-Mart, but that's less likely for rural areas, which are at risk of becoming "ghost boxes," Burden said.
It is widely available on supermarket shelves and at
big-box stores in the $10 range.
I'd like to second the "
Big-Box Beatdown" letter by reader Brenner in the October issue.