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)

Foot Locker Looking To Shutter 100 Stores
Foot Locker Looking To Shutter 100 Stores
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

Foot Locker is the latest in a long line of retailers drastically reducing their store counts and slashing underperforming locations to cut costs, according to Business...

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Athleisure, Fast Fashion And Gap’s ‘Cross-Channel, Cross-Brand’ 2018
Athleisure, Fast Fashion And Gap’s ‘Cross-Channel, Cross-Brand’ 2018
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

After a long trip out in the earnings wilderness — and an increasing conviction from market watchers that Gap Inc. might simply be the latest...

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Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R Us
Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R...
February 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

Last week had plot twists in the payments and commerce ecosystem. We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. We learned, care of an...

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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
February 12, 2018  |  Data

In a world where we’re bombarded daily — even hourly — by data points on everything from stock prices and market cap to retail sales and...

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Apocalypse Not: Brick-And-Mortar Retail Is Neither Dead Nor Dying
Apocalypse Not: Brick-And-Mortar Retail Is Neither Dead Nor Dying
February 06, 2018  |  Retail

Frozen food didn’t kill the restaurant. Telephones didn’t kill human interaction. And eCommerce won’t kill brick-and-mortar retail. That’s L Brands CEO and Chairman Les Wexner’s...

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H&M To Slow Store Openings
H&M To Slow Store Openings
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

Facing the shifting preferences of consumers, H&M has announced that 2018 will feature fewer brick-and-mortar store openings as it moves to adapt to increasingly digital...

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales
While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants...

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Nine West And Creditors Near Deal That Calls For Asset Sales, Bankruptcy
Nine West And Creditors Near Deal That Calls For Asset Sales, Bankruptcy
January 25, 2018  |  Retail

Nine West and its creditors are close to reaching a deal that would result in the struggling clothing store filing for bankruptcy and selling some...

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Mall Stores Seek ‘Under-The-Radar’ Closures
Mall Stores Seek ‘Under-The-Radar’ Closures
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

To avoid publicity, retail stores in U.S. malls are closing without a formal announcement or honoring the length of their leases, CNBC reported. Of the...

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