A bargain-shopping boom—plus DC’s downtown renewal plus suburban urbanization—has detonated a retail explosion in Washington, capped by Whole Foods’ recent announcement of a 70,000-square-foot Tysons location, to open in 2018. Here’s a snapshot of the phenomenon in four chains’ expansion since 2010.
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Data courtesy of Whole Foods.
![20150601.nordstromrack_data-1215 - Washingtonian Data courtesy of Nordstrom Rack.](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150601.nordstromrack_data-1215.jpg)
![](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150601.hm_data-1215.jpg)
Data courtesy of H&M.
![](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150601.forever21_data2-1215.jpg)
Data courtesy of Forever 21.
Update: The data chart for Nordstrom Rack was incorrectly labeled as Nordstrom. The square footage data comes from Nordstrom Rack stores.