Retail Apocalypse
In a world where e-commerce is eating brick and mortar retailers alive we track the Retail Apocalypse. Stores like Sears, Kmart, Party City, Payless Shoe Stores, Toys R Us, Target, Walmart, JCPenney, Macys, store closures, employee layoffs, and store liquidations.
A little over 3 years ago we published a story on how creative destruction had claimed Blockbuster Video as a victim. It had a few…Read more
We’ve entered the first quarter for 2013, here is a breakdown of the employment situation as it develops. Our second week into the first quarter…Read more
Seattle happens to be one of the most unlikely time capsules of retail business, a defunct Hollywood Video sign still proudly hanging. It has some…Read more
We’ve previously mentioned that Sears Holdings the owner of The Great Indoors was closing many stores across the country under different names including the entire…Read more
The second quarter is upon us and there is a mixed bag with the March employment numbers. A big trend is that new management at…Read more
Get ready for a new wave of young good looking waiters and waitresses as Abercrombie & Fitch is going to close another 135 stores over the…Read more
In 2011 Dish Network prevailed as the highest and best bidder for Blockbuster in Bankruptcy court. We even have insight as to how a previously…Read more
There have been a couple of big announcements so far in the first couple of weeks of the New Year. As the economy is still…Read more
The Great Recession has been the Grim Reaper for a lot of businesses in the United States some of them at the peak of their…Read more
Black Friday has been a staple of retail for decades. One of the trends that this Great Recession has been able to bestow on us…Read more