Three of the most important themes in retail right now are the retail apocalypse, omnichannel and supply chain data analytics. In our view, this is not a coincidence: the industry is abuzz with talk ...

Retail is dead — at least it is supposed to be. E-commerce had already beaten the sector down when the pandemic drove the final nail into its coffin. Consumers who could no longer shop at the mall ...

It’s finally happening. After months of speculation, bankruptcy filings, and the closure of a smattering of stores, Joann is shuttering all of its locations. Soon, the craft and fabrics retailer will ...

Despite the dramatic headlines portraying retail as a dying industry, sales are actually up overall, growing $121.5 billion in the first seven months of 2017. That’s just one of the facts research and ...

At least, that was a major theme of Vornado Realty Trust’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday. “The retail apocalypse is passing,” CEO Steve Roth said. “We are absolutely convinced that rents are ...

It looks like 2025 will be yet another year with many more stores closing than opening. In a report released last week, Coresight Research analysts said they expect about 15,000 U.S. stores to close, ...

The discount retail giant TJ Maxx is set to take over an empty 40,000sq ft space on Sixth Avenue in the heart of New York City, proof that the doom and gloom of the retail apocalypse may finally be ...

Among the more common economic tropes of the last 15 years has been the U.S. “retail apocalypse.” Giant e-commerce companies, so the story goes, have killed traditional brick-and-mortar establishments ...

In the event of an earthquake, some buildings rock and roll along with the shifting ground while others turn to rubble. The difference? The former were designed to be flexible while the latter were ...