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J.C. Penney joins ranks of major retailers filing for bankruptcy

by Jasmine Garsd
May 18, 2020
Experts say these companies were already in trouble before the pandemic.
Retail watchers say J.C. Penney won't be the last company to see this kind of financial trouble during the pandemic.
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The Season

Another year of "retail apocalypse"? Not quite.

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 8, 2020
With more consumers shopping online, the in-store experience remains crucial to keeping brick-and-mortar alive.
Consumers continue to shop online more and more, leading to the closure of brick-and-mortar stores.
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Kohl's banks on Amazon returns to improve store traffic

by Ben Bradford
Apr 24, 2019
Kohl's is expanding a deal with Amazon that allows online shoppers to return their merchandise at Kohl's stores.
Customers enter a Kohl's store on August 21, 2018 in San Rafael, California.
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After bankruptcy, Sears launches smaller stores

by Ben Bradford
Apr 5, 2019
Sears is once again opening new locations, but much smaller Home & Life stores.
Sears is once again opening new locations, but much smaller Home & Life stores.
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Divided Decade

Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retail

by Tommy Andres
Dec 20, 2018
A decade later, everything is still on sale.
American consumers have gotten used to deep discounts that started during the Great Recession.
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Retail rebound is now: Sales predicted up 4.5 percent over last year

by Erika Beras
Aug 15, 2018
Major department stores report their earnings this week, starting with Macy’s on Wednesday, followed by Nordstrom and J.C. Penney on Thursday. After a retail slump and slide over many quarters, Americans are coming back to shopping, and the numbers show…
Department store sales have been declining.
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Nordstrom releases its earnings today as it looks to boost in store purchases

by Kimberly Adams
May 17, 2018
The plus size market will see more options for them in the brands they want
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Macy’s parades an unexpectedly strong earnings report

by Reema Khrais
May 16, 2018
The department store chain beat Wall Street’s estimates on a whole lot of fronts.
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The retail industry is taking a cue from coal country

by David Brancaccio
Jan 3, 2018
Retail workers are banding together to amplify their voices.
A view of a J.C. Penny department store in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Why the retail apocalypse isn't being taken seriously

by David Brancaccio
Jan 2, 2018
The number of retail workers far exceeds the number of coal miners or recent manufacturing employees, points out Columbia University professor Mark Cohen.
Shoppers are packed into Tysons Corner Center, a mall in suburban Washington.
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