Concept of ‘big box’ changing in NEPA

BY JON O’CONNELL, STAFF WRITER / Published: April 27, 2019 SCRANTON — The meaning of “big box” is changing. Historically, the term described major retailers in the vein of Walmart and Best Buy. However, it flew around Wednesday at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Real Estate Summit when developers talked about the…

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Shopping centers adjust to life without Big Box stores

BY BORYS KRAWCZENIUK / Published: March 25, 2018 MOOSIC — From the hair salon she manages, Tammy Szajkowski looks across the Birney Mall parking lot and worries. A chain-link fence surrounds the parking spaces in front of the former Kmart. Cellophane tape holds up a sign that says “Store Is…

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