Two More Victims Of The Retail Apocalypse: Family Dollar And Coldwater Creek
Did you know that Family Dollar is closing 370 stores? When I learned of this, I was quite stunned. I knew that retailers that serve the middle class were really struggling right now, but I had no idea...
View ArticleThe Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: Collapsing Holiday Sales Are A Signal That...
Retail sales during the four day Thanksgiving weekend were down a whopping 11 percent from last year. This is a “make or break” time of the year for many retailers, and if things don’t turn around...
View ArticleMajor U.S. Retailers Are Closing More Than 6,000 Stores
If the U.S. economy really is improving, then why are big U.S. retailers permanently shutting down thousands of stores? The “retail apocalypse” that I have written about so frequently appears to be...
View ArticleDo You Remember When Black Friday Actually Still Mattered In America?
Once upon a time, “Black Friday” was a major event in the United States. Yes, the mainstream media is still endlessly hyping it up, and major retailers are still rolling out their “incredible deals”,...
View ArticleIt’s A Retail Apocalypse: Sears, Macy’s And The Limited Are All Closing Stores
It has only been two weeks since Christmas, and already we are witnessing a stunning bloodbath of store closings. Macy’s shocked the retail industry by announcing that they will be closing about 100...
View ArticleRetail Apocalypse Gains Momentum As David Stockman Warns ‘Everything Will...
J.C. Penney and Family Christian Stores are the latest retail giants to announce widespread store closings. As you will see below, J.C. Penney plans to close between 130 and 140 stores, and Family...
View ArticleA Third Of All U.S. Shopping Malls Are Projected To Close As ‘Space...
If you didn’t know better, you might be tempted to think that “Space Available” was the hottest new retail chain in the entire country. As you will see below, it is being projected that about a third...
View ArticleThe Worst Retail Cataclysm Ever: Sears Warns It Is On The Verge Of Collapse...
More than 3,500 retail stores are going to close all across America over the next few months as the worst retail downturn in U.S. history gets even deeper. Earlier this week, Sears shocked the world...
View Article2017 Is Going To Be The Worst Retail Apocalypse In U.S. History – More Than...
Not even during the worst parts of the last recession did things ever get this bad for the U.S. retail industry. As you will see in this article, more than 300 retailers have already filed for...
View ArticleThe Economy Is Okay? U.S. Retail Store Closings Hit A New Record High As West...
If the U.S. economy is doing just fine, why have we already shattered the all-time record for retail store closings in a single year? Whenever I write about our “retail apocalypse”, many try to...
View ArticleWhy America’s Retail Apocalypse Could Accelerate Even More In 2018
Is the retail apocalypse in the United States about to go to a whole new level? That is a frightening thing to consider, because the truth is that things are already quite bad. We have already...
View ArticleAs America Gives Thanks, Homelessness Continues To Set New Records In Major...
If the economy is doing just fine, then why is homelessness at levels not seen “since the Great Depression” in major cities all over the country? If the U.S. economy was actually in good shape, we...
View ArticleWe Have Tripled The Number Of Store Closings From Last Year, And 20 Major...
Did you know that the number of retail store closings in 2017 has already tripled the number from all of 2016? Last year, a total of 2,056 store locations were closed down, but this year more than...
View ArticleWould This Have Happened Under President Hillary? Holiday Retail Sales Soar...
We are nearly a year into Donald Trump’s presidency, and the economic numbers continue to look quite good. On Monday, we learned that U.S. retail sales during the holiday season are projected to be...
View Article77 Million Square Feet Of Retail Space And Counting – America’s Retail...
In 2017 we absolutely shattered the all-time record for retail store closings in a single year, and this year it looks like we are going to shatter the record once again. In fact, there are some that...
View ArticleAmerica’s Rapidly Accelerating Retail Apocalypse Is Being Fueled By One...
We are in the midst of the worst retail apocalypse in American history, and it seems to be getting worse with each passing month. Many of the “experts” blame the growth of online retailers, and...
View ArticleThe Retail Apocalypse Picks Up Speed As Sears, JCPenney, Brookstone And...
Over 20 major retailers have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of last year, and in 2018 we may break the all-time record for annual store closings that was established just last year. We are...
View Article“Biggest Drop In More Than Nine Years”: America’s Retail Apocalypse Is...
All over America retailers are going bankrupt and closing stores. Of course this has been happening for years, but as you will see below the numbers have dramatically escalated during the early...
View ArticleRetail Layoffs Are 92 Percent Higher In 2019 – And Now Even Wal-Mart Is...
Just like we witnessed during the last recession, major retailers are laying off tens of thousands of workers, and it looks like this will be the worst year for store closings in all of U.S. history....
View ArticleIt’s Only April, And U.S. Retailers Have Already Closed More Stores Than They...
If the U.S. economy is in good shape, why have retailers already shuttered more stores than they did in all of 2018? Not only that, we are also on pace to absolutely shatter the all-time record for...
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