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These haunting photos reveal a new normal in America as the country plunges into a retail apocalypse

Kate TaylorMar 23, 2017, 23:28 IST

Joe Avella

The retail apocalypse has descended on America.

More than 3,500 stores are expected to close across the US in the next couple of months.

Department stores like Macy's, Sears, and JCPenney, and retailers including BCBG, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Bebe have all been forced to close up dozens of stores.

Walking through a mall in 2017 is like walking through a graveyard.

Here's photographic proof that a retail apocalypse is hitting the US hard.