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Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, If the U.S. economy is in good shape, why have retailers already shuttered more stores than they did in all of 2018? Not only that, we are also on pace to absolutely shatter the all-time record fo

Shift to online shopping continues to be a trend

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's retailers, struggling to fill jobs, have been raising pay to try to keep and attract enough employees. Now, some stores want something in return: A more efficient worker.

Reality and the narrative that we're telling ourselves don't match up.

Sears Holdings' chance of survival is being called into question by none other than the company itself, which now concedes it has "substantial doubt" about sticking around. That recent revelation, made its annual report, is not unexpected. Sears is a long

Incredibly, three old-school retailers are staying neck and neck with Amazon in taking retail customers away from the mall stores.

The 100-plus stores that J.C. Penney plans to close this year may not be its last.