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1200+ Retail Store Closings Announced So Far In 2020
1200+ Retail Store Closings Announced So Far In 2020
January 27, 2020  |  Retail

The new year has not been kind to retail stores around the country, as the trend of accelerating store closings continues, according to a report...

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Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Is Not All Doom-And-Gloom
Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Is Not All Doom-And-Gloom
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

Not to be cynical, but mention the world “stationery” to people these days and odds are they minds will move toward a similar word, stationary...

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Abercrombie & Fitch To Slash Store Sizes
Abercrombie & Fitch To Slash Store Sizes
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is shrinking its footprint as it makes plans to exit top malls and shopping centers, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. 13)....

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
January 03, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Call it a crisis that crosses the pond, will last into 2020 and, likely, beyond. Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and...

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UK Hit By Retail Crisis As 140K Jobs Lost, 16K Stores Shutter
UK Hit By Retail Crisis As 140K Jobs Lost, 16K Stores Shutter
December 30, 2019  |  Retail

U.K.’s high streets have been hit with the hardest times in a quarter of a century with the closure of 16,000 stores this year and...

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Barneys’ Flagship Madison Avenue Store To Stay Open For Now
Barneys’ Flagship Madison Avenue Store To Stay Open For Now
November 04, 2019  |  Retail

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay...

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GameStop Will Continue Closing Stores Amid Customer Pivot To Digital
GameStop Will Continue Closing Stores Amid Customer Pivot To Digital
September 11, 2019  |  Retail

GameStop said on an earnings call that it’s going to close somewhere between 180 and 200 stores in an effort to expand its profitability, which...

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Discount Retailer Fred’s To Shutter Stores
Discount Retailer Fred’s To Shutter Stores
September 10, 2019  |  Retail

After closing hundreds of stores that were not profitable, Fred’s is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttering all of its locations. Liquidation sales...

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Online Shopping Prompts Retailers To Leave Malls
Online Shopping Prompts Retailers To Leave Malls
July 22, 2019  |  Retail

More retailers are leaving malls than ever before as online shopping soars and debt-ridden chains collapse. Household names like Sears and Victoria’s Secret are among...

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