Retail Wasteland: The Current State of Retail Stores
Description
What was the last retail store you went to (not target/Walmart) and why?
Angela Ahrendts leaves apple
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/5/18212657/apple-retail-chief-angela-ahrendts-leaving-replacement
Sears liquidates?
Ron Johnson and JCP
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2013/04/09/ron-johnson-ousted-as-jcpenney-ceo
Amazon Go
Best Buy Earnings
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/best-buy-earnings-q2-2018.html
Alexa Shopping / Google Shopping / Instacart
https://qz.com/1322124/amazon-is-capitalizing-on-the-demise-of-toys-r-us/
NYC transforms as businesses can’t survive:
https://medium.com/futures-protocol/new-york-city-transforms-into-a-retail-wasteland-ea05dece2678
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-10/new-york-city-transforms-retail-wastelend
“”“Particularly hard hit are gentrifying areas in Brooklyn and many of Manhattan’s top retail strips in some of the world’s priciest shopping districts, from Broadway in SoHo to Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side. Soaring rents and competition from online shopping have forced out many beloved mom-and-pop shops, which many residents say decimates neighborhoods and threatens New York’s unique character. Then there is the blight that shuttered stores bring, including vagrants, graffiti and trash.””
United States
