#4353219 - 04/24/17 08:29 PM
The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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Amazon is closing them down one by one: Casualties are mounting: Bebe, Staples, JC Penny, Sears, Payless ShoeSource, Macy's, J. Crew, Guess, Gymboree, Claire's, BCBG Maz Azaria, American Eagle, Aéropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, Wet Seal, Neiman Marcus, Chico's, The Limited, Bob's Stores/Eastern Mountain Sports, Gander Mountain..... and many more already gone Intel suggests that as many as 8,600 competitors could be blasted in 2017 Photographs of the retail apocalypse: http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/16/news/dead-mall-photos-seph-lawless/?iid=ELhttp://nreionline.com/multifamily/challenged-retailers#slide-0-field_images-2042261
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#4353221 - 04/24/17 08:32 PM
Re: The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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I'll take "Stores I never went in anyway for $1000 Alex."
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#4353295 - 04/25/17 12:49 AM
Re: The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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No issues with buying my clothes online, been doing it for years. Shoes, shirts, pants, shorts and all the rest. I love it. You know it's new and no fungus farm tried it on before you. Great for a germ freak like me. LOL Amazon, Duluth, Bass Pro, Jockey...pretty much covers me. I know my sizes and stick to what I like. Amazon is VERY easy to work with on refunds though. If something is wrong, I print out the return slip and drop it off at UPS. Refund is either processed by that evening or sometimes before I even get back home.
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#4353304 - 04/25/17 01:29 AM
Re: The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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the only one out of that batch I ever went to was Sears but they were already their own worst enemy long before Amazon came along.
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#4353313 - 04/25/17 02:57 AM
Re: The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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good... maybe house wives wont spend so much money on shopping sprees... its like crack.. if you cant check out and get instant gratification then maybe they wont spend our hard earned money.
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#4353355 - 04/25/17 10:49 AM
Re: The Retail War: Amazon is the MOARB (mother of all retail bombs)
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The retail sector was oversaturated even before the advent of e-commerce. Some retailers like Sears, Kmart and Radio Shack were already struggling for several years before Amazon and other e-retailers became big.
Having said that, the brick & mortar retail sector WILL continue to shrink over the next several years. It's an inevitable and unchangeable trend.
Last edited by PanzerMeyer; 04/25/17 10:51 AM.
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