Black-Friday-Weekend Woes End “Trump Effect” by Wolf Richter • Nov 27, 2016 • 99 Comments Back to the Retail Quagmire. Gloom for brick-and-mortar stores.
Texans Are Cutting Back, Wheels Come off Houston Economy by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2016 • 32 Comments Five-year retail boom implodes.
Restaurant Industry, Leading Indicator of US Economy Sours, Bankruptcies Pile up by Wolf Richter • Oct 2, 2016 • 96 Comments “Very challenging” sales trends.
Nightmare at the Mall: Brick-and-Mortar Retail Totally Loses it by Wolf Richter • Aug 12, 2016 • 71 Comments Stunning acceleration of a trend.
Profits Plunge, Sales Drop at Macy’s. Slashes Jobs, Closes Stores. Stock Jumps 18% by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2016 • 63 Comments Brick-and-mortar retail sinks artfully into coma.
Wendy’s CEO Blames Rising Inflation, Falling Wages, Election Mayhem for Restaurant Sector “Slowdown” by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2016 • 62 Comments Restaurants are a leading indicator of the economy into a downturn.
Another Retailer Leveraged Buyout Bites the Dust by Wolf Richter • Jul 28, 2016 • 27 Comments PE Firm Apollo Schemes to Get Unstuck as Claire’s Stores Goes over the Cliff.
Consumers in Texas Begin to React by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2016 • 48 Comments The worst plunge since the Financial Crisis.
Mall Owners Begin to Feel the Pain of Brick & Mortar Retailers by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2016 • 89 Comments Previously “pent-up” real-estate demand to “fizzle.”
This is Why No One Should Bail Out the “Smart Money” Stuck in Brick-and-Mortar Retailers: Let them Shed their Own Tears by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2016 • 74 Comments Another bankruptcy. Toxic Safeway-Albertsons combo waiting in the wings.
