Retail REITs: Fears Of Retail Apocalypse 2.0

The main U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Monday, dragged down by losses in Apple as analysts predicted a drop in quarterly smartphone sales in China due to retail store closures and production suspensions due to the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Seph Lawless Retailers have confirmed at least 2,200 store closings for 2020. Pier 1 Imports, Sears, Earth Fare, Forever.....»»

The retail apocalypse continues to devour major U.S. companies......»»

Stores like Sears, Toys R Us, and Blockbuster have closed in the ongoing retail apocalypse. Here's what the abandoned shops look like......»»

Plagued by the growth of e-commerce, hasty billion-dollar mergers and other bad business decisions, dozens of retail companies have filed for bankruptcy — sometimes more than once. Not all have made it out alive......»»

Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images Brick-and-mortar stores are clo.....»»

Brendan McDermid/Reuters Global stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors braced for a coronavirus to spread as hundreds of millions of people travel across Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year this weekend. Travel, retail, and luxury-g.....»»

Don't be fooled. There are plenty of retail winners out there these days......»»

Paul Bruinooge / Contributor / Getty Images After 18 years, high-end retailer Opening Ceremony has announced it will be closing all its stores around the world.  Cofounders Carol Lim and Humbert.....»»

Retail Apocalypse Surges Into 2020: No End In Sight Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, The retail apocalypse was particularly bad in 201.....»»

Grady Trimble, Hitha Herzog on retail.....»»

There are signs that individual investors have been convinced U.S. equities are a good bet, as recession fears fade and evidence of a strong consumer and a resilient U.S. economy mount......»»

Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Images The retail apocalypse this decade .....»»

The Retail Apocalypse Isn't Over: More Store Closures Expected In 2020 Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, More than 9,300 retail department stores have shut their doors this year.  As 2020 comes at us qui.....»»

Getty/John Keeble The past decade has been devastating to the American retail industry, as traditional malls and countless stores across the country continue to shutter at record highs.  As many as 9,300 stores are expected to .....»»

Getty/John Keeble The last decade has been devastating to the American retail industry, as traditi.....»»

Women outnumber men in bricks-and-mortar retail jobs at a ratio of 2-1, but they face a numb.....»»

Many of the retail industry’s challenges in 2020 will be familiar, such as adapting to the rise of e-commerce and trade-related uncertainty from Washington. But the lineup of CEOs navigating those... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in November as Americans cut back on discretionary spending despite a strong labor market, raising fears the economy was slowing a bit faster than anticipated in the fourth quarter......»»

U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in November as Americans cut back on discretionary spending despite a strong labor market, raising fears of a much faster slowdown in fourth-quarter economic growth than currently anticipated......»»