Platform Superstores Reshape Suburbs

A new phase of platform expansion: major digital retailers are now seeking megastore footprints comparable to or larger than legacy supercenters, embedding platform logistics, in‑store ad/data collection, and fulfillment into suburban land‑use patterns. That requires municipalities to re‑think permitting, curb and parking budgets, traffic management, local tax deals, and competition policy as platform infrastructure, not just retail projects. — If platform firms routinely build mammoth stores, local planning, antitrust oversight, labor markets, and municipal finance will face systematic pressures that change suburban development and national retail competition.