It’s all about sales per square foot. Those cavernous entertainment destination stores never made any sense.
I don’t disagree.
When I’m in a B&N, I search out Mysteries, Cookbooks, and books with Crochet patterns.
Not much else matters to me - though the ‘matrix’ would be different for everyone else, of course.
But, Heinlein says that ‘specialization is for insects,’ LOL!