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The end of convenience: What the downfall of Walgreens means for America
Chain pharmacies are flashing warning signs and shuttering stores. 7-Eleven is axing locations. The…
Emily Stewart
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San Francisco's retail crime may not be as bad as you think
Shoplifting incidents remain 5% below pre-pandemic levels after a headline-grabbing nine-month surg…
Dominick Reuter
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The retail apocalypse isn't over: it's coming back to bite department stores, experts warn
Sales are stalling at department stores but store closures have stayed flat. Department stores coul…
Avery Hartmans
Bethany Biron
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Department stores like Macy's and Nordstrom are bucking gloomy retail trends, and it shows inflation hasn't slowed spending for a large swath of Americans
Walmart, Target, and Kohl's may have missed on their latest earnings, but some department stores ar…
Avery Hartmans
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See inside one of the last 4 Kmart stores in the US days before it closed down forever
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Brittany Chang
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The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business
Red Lobster may be headed toward bankruptcy, but its business problems go far beyond all-you-can-ea…
Emily Stewart
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The biggest winners and losers — in the coming AI job apocalypse
Desk jobs are staring down decades of AI disruption. But careers like nursing, construction, and pl…
Emil Skandul
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Wall Street is coming for Kohl's – the department store chain that was said to defy the retail apocalypse is now falling victim to the same challenges as its competitors
In a public letter, activist investor Macellum Advisors accused Kohl's executive team and board of …
Mary Hanbury
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The streaming apocalypse is nigh. Some are preparing their storm shelters now.
A DVD and Blu-ray collection provides an alternative to streaming, where shows like "Westworld" hav…
Palmer Haasch
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The collapse of the 'unremarkable middle' might be the best way to describe what's going wrong for retailers right now
"Unremarkable middle" stores like Bed Bath & Beyond are at risk as retail sales normalize after the…
Alex Bitter
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The hidden culprit driving America’s apocalypse of boarded-up storefronts
The pandemic kicked off a "doom loop" that has gutted cities and towns across the country. Big bank…
Adam Rogers
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Starbucks is leaving America's dying malls and focusing on drive-thrus
Starbucks has said it was updating its strategy to focus on drive-thru and pick-up store formats.
Mary Meisenzahl
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I went to American Dream, the behemoth New Jersey mall with 2 theme parks and ski slope, and saw the devastating effects of the pandemic on retail
Inside the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Thomas Pallini/Insider
Thomas Pallini
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Insider Retail: Logistics startups look to micro-warehouses and the vaccine rollout hits retail stores
The biggest retail stories of the week, including the industry's vaccine rollout and big growth in …
Gloria Dawson
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Get ready for a lot more Walmarts
Walmart said Wednesday it will renovate 650 locations this year and plans to build or remodel over …
Dominick Reuter
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Macy's and Victoria's Secret owner are abandoning the dying American mall in a bid to boost sales
Both retailers are closing unprofitable mall-based stores and focusing on news locations.
Mary Hanbury
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Lush store shelves are bare as beauty company says its experiencing major supply chain woes
Lush has said that it is dealing with a raw materials shortage, but promised eager customers that i…
Annabelle Williams
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After a vicious year of bankruptcies, some retailers are still at risk. 13 companies, including Rite Aid, Belk, and Neiman Marcus, could be the next to default.
Rite Aid, Men's Wearhouse, Talbots, and Party City are among those at highest risk of defaulting or…
Natasha Dailey
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Roughly 80,000 stores are doomed to close in the next 5 years as the retail apocalypse continues to rip through America
It's been a grim decade for many retailers, and roughly one-quarter of American malls are now expec…