Behind The Push For Shopping Smaller

Whole Foods is joining a move to streamline its grocery stores

When I first lived in New York City, I could not get over the tiny size of the grocery stores. They easily fit into a city block, and the selection was minimal. In those pre-Amazon days, you had to hope they carried what you needed.

Of course, there was a reason why stores were that small: city real estate was expensive. Outside urban areas, however, gro…