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  As Customers Move Online, So Does the Holiday Shopping Season

  

  nytimes.com

  Empty stores are turning into fulfillment centers and the market for warehouse space is booming, as the pandemic rockets the retail industry into its e-commerce future.

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  Ho, Ho, Hum: Struggling Retailers Brace for a Muted Holiday Season

  

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  September may seem early to be thinking about the holiday shopping season, but retailers are already...

  September may seem early to be thinking about the holiday shopping season, but retailers are already acknowledging that it will be transformed in fundamental ways.

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  Anchor stores like JCPenney and Macy's once drew crowds to suburban malls. Now their struggles could push hundreds of malls into extinction.

  

  businessinsider.com

  The novel coronavirus is crippling department stores, leading to a rash of bankruptcies and store closings. ...

  The novel coronavirus is crippling department stores, leading to a rash of bankruptcies and store closings.  Malls will struggle to find replacement tenants for the large, multi-story buildings — known as anchor stores — that department stores occupy, at a time when most businesses are halting store growth. "We expect to see a lot of the space that goes vacant remain vacant for extended...

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