People just don't need as many binders and filing cabinets as they used to

[Mackin USA]

Partnership with office-sharing startup Workbar follows similar moves by Sears, Macy's

http://www.wsj.com/articles/staples-finds-new-use-for-its-stores-office-space-1459742565?mod=e2fb

[littleman]

WSJ is throwing up a pay wall, but if you come in from Google it will let you in for free.  The place I work at in SF has a huge with a lot of tables right next to a coffee shop, there are people who work there all day, even have meetings there without paying any rent.  I wonder how many other places there are in big cities like this were people could use spaces for free?  I see people doing the same type of thing in libraries too.