Store Closures

Forever 21, GameStop, Gap, Toys R Us, Dressbarn, A&F, Walgreens, J.C. Penney, Office Depot and even Walmart are closing stores in 2019.

Source: pymnts-com-develop.go-vip.net

Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic
Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic
July 02, 2020  |  Retail

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United...

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Microsoft To Shutter Brick-And-Mortar Stores In ‘Strategic Change’
Microsoft To Shutter Brick-And-Mortar Stores In ‘Strategic Change’
June 26, 2020  |  Retail

Microsoft is shuttering brick-and-mortar locations as it unveils a “strategic change” in the way it runs its retail business. The technology firm’s retail staffers will...

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Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

One of the new truisms of pandemic-era retail is this: If a retailer was in trouble before COVID-19, that trouble will be magnified because of...

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Vitamin Retailer GNC Files Chapter 11 Plan That Includes $760M Bid For The Chain
Vitamin Retailer GNC Files Chapter 11 Plan That Includes $760M Bid For The Chain
June 24, 2020  |  Retail

Vitamin store chain GNC Holdings filed a “prepackaged” Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, saying it has an offer to sell the company for $760 million and...

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Retailers Consider Store Closures Amid The Digital Shift
Retailers Consider Store Closures Amid The Digital Shift
June 15, 2020  |  Today In Data

The pandemic’s harsh impacts on retail continue to show themselves as brands report plummeting quarterly earnings and eye additional store closings. Inditex revealed what could be a...

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Retail Reconsidered: More Brands Turn Critical Eye Toward Offline Locations
Retail Reconsidered: More Brands Turn Critical Eye Toward Offline Locations
June 12, 2020  |  Retail

The harsh realities of the pandemic’s effect on retail continued to show themselves late this week as more high-profile brands reported plunging quarterly earnings and...

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Zara And Sam’s Club Lead Dramatic Day For Digital Shift
Zara And Sam’s Club Lead Dramatic Day For Digital Shift
June 11, 2020  |  Retail

The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. No less...

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Predictions For Retail Footprints And Gift Cards Amid The Pandemic 
Predictions For Retail Footprints And Gift Cards Amid The Pandemic 
June 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

A retail apocalypse could turn into a retail Armageddon, with tens of thousands of storefronts projected to close by 2020’s end, but the prediction is spurring alternate...

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Retail ‘Armageddon’ Predictions Spur Alternative Scenarios
Retail ‘Armageddon’ Predictions Spur Alternative Scenarios
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released...

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