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Article: Ranked by location productivity.(The Top 200)
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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The growth of direct merchants has eliminated some storefronts. Equally significantly, it has reshaped the concept of a store. A decade ago, retailers outdid each other with huge stores, attempting to create the prized "wow" factor. The now-defunct MARS Music was the industry's embodiment of this trend with its 44,000-square-foot superstores. With thousands, if not millions, of items available online, it's increasingly difficult for any physical store to dazzle customers with selection alone. Thus, retailers have begun redesigning their locations with an eye toward customer convenience. Target and Best Buy are a couple of the many major retailers that have recently rolled ...