While online sales still account for a relatively small percentage of overall retail numbers, the impact of the Internet on shoppers’ expectations has been profound.
Whole Foods Market pulled out all the stops for its 500th store, opening a 70,000-sq.-ft. flagship in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta that is designed to do a lot more than just sell groceries.
It doesn’t open until later this summer, but Triple Five’s been named developer of the year for its 3 million-sq.-ft. American Dream shopping and entertainment complex in New Jersey.