Over-Storing America by John McNellis • Jul 31, 2017 • 49 Comments That retail is overbuilt is obvious to anyone who has driven 20 miles in America. Less obvious is the why of over-building.
Will Plunging Store Rents Slow the Retail Doom-and-Gloom? by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2017 • 71 Comments Landlords are reading the memo, but it may be too late.
Reasons Emerge for Worst Chain-Restaurant Slump since 2009 by Wolf Richter • Jul 14, 2017 • 82 Comments Six quarters in a row of year-over-year declines.
VISA takes its War on Cash to US Retailers by Wolf Richter • Jul 12, 2017 • 158 Comments Forget “legal tender.”
Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown in June: Who Got Crushed? by Wolf Richter • Jul 5, 2017 • 77 Comments The private-equity protocol of asset stripping bears fruit.
The Fate of the 2 Shuttered Macy’s Stores in San Francisco by Wolf Richter • Jun 26, 2017 • 83 Comments The collapse of brick-and-mortar retail becomes a real-estate question.
Haunting Photos of Shuttered Stores on Madison Avenue by Wolf Richter • Jun 24, 2017 • 143 Comments Brick & Mortar Meltdown reaches “Crown Jewel in American retailing.”
Sears Canada Melts Down by Wolf Richter • Jun 22, 2017 • 42 Comments Goes Bankrupt. Lays Off 2,900 People. Shareholders rue the day.
Is Amazon Eating UPS’s lunch? by Wolf Richter • Jun 21, 2017 • 89 Comments You’d think Amazon’s surging sales would be a boost for UPS. But no.
Amazon to Slash Jobs at Whole Foods, Dump Cashiers, Switch to Cheaper Products in Price War with Wal-Mart by Wolf Richter • Jun 19, 2017 • 192 Comments Here’s something Wal-Mart could do to Amazon, just to be nasty.
