The science behind why walking through Walmart's giant parking lots doesn't feel like a marathon Walking from one side of a Walmart parking lot to the other can take up to 2,000 steps.
But the way they are designed makes the distance from the car to the store feel shorter] Walmart has also scaled structures around a car strategically, like tall lamp posts and giant signage, minimizing the perception of how large the lot actually is.
The experts also noted that because the entire parking lot is dedicated to the store, shoppers do not feel as if they are going out of their way - no matter how far they park from the entrance doors.
A typical Walmart, with its parking lot, occupies a total area equal to more than a dozen football fields.
Urban planning experts revealed that it doesn't feel like you're walking a marathon because the 'massive sight lines,' spaces in between spots, which allow customers to have a clear view of the store no matter where they have parked.
