Closings

Amazon Encourages Customer Service Staff to Work From Home
Amazon Encourages Customer Service Staff to Work From Home
September 28, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon has been encouraging customer service employees to work from home to help save money on real estate, Bloomberg wrote. The shift is part of...

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Macy’s Chief Sees $10B In Opportunities Amid Retail Struggles
Macy’s Chief Sees $10B In Opportunities Amid Retail Struggles
May 21, 2020  |  Retail

Shortly after Macy’s warned investors Thursday (May 21) of a probable $1 billion first-quarter operating loss, Jeff Gennette, the iconic store’s chief executive officer, spoke...

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Office Depot Restructuring To Support B2B Solutions, IT Services
Office Depot Restructuring To Support B2B Solutions, IT Services
May 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In order to “realign its operational focus to support its business-to-business solutions and IT services business units and improve costs,” Office Depot is planning to...

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Nordstrom And Lord & Taylor Dampen Retail Reopening Plans
Nordstrom And Lord & Taylor Dampen Retail Reopening Plans
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

The retail reopenings underway hit a few roadblocks on Wednesday (May 6), as Nordstrom’s, L Brands and Lord & Taylor all checked in with bad...

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Half Of Mall Department Stores Expected To Close By Next Year
Half Of Mall Department Stores Expected To Close By Next Year
April 29, 2020  |  Retail

Long before the coronavirus struck, brick-and-mortar stores faced extinction by a combination of eCommerce and bankruptcies. More than 9,300 brick-and-mortar stores closed last year in...

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Global Retail Demand Starts To Take A Hit
Global Retail Demand Starts To Take A Hit
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The supply chain has withstood its crisis stress test, as seen in the maintenance of inventory by Overstock.com, most supermarket products and the resumption of...

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Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?
Can Sports And Entertainment Really Spark Mall Revivals?
January 08, 2020  |  Retail

Long live physical retail. That’s the thought one gets when reading news via Bloomberg, which reported “when shoppers visit the long-awaited American Dream mega-mall in...

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Report Shows US Small Towns Lost 14 Pct Of Banks Between 2012-17
Report Shows US Small Towns Lost 14 Pct Of Banks Between 2012-17
December 23, 2019  |  Banking

Financial institutions have been abandoning American smaller towns in striking numbers over the past decade, presenting a significant economic challenge in the communities they serve,...

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US Retailer Store Closures Could Top 12K By Yearend
US Retailer Store Closures Could Top 12K By Yearend
July 14, 2019  |  Retail

So far this year, 7,062 retail stores have closed, and that number could reach as high as 12,000, which would be an all-time record, according...

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