Being a former W/M home office associate in the architecture group, I can share a little insight. It is true, they try to touch a store every 5 years. Doesn't mean a whole store remodel or expansion but the do try to do something. That may change in the future due to the economy.

All of the fabric departments are gone here in nwAR (home of W/M). As stores remodel, they remove the fabric departments. However, when a store has higher than average fabric sales, sometimes the home office decides to keep it.