“Stores shutting down”
The 40,000 feet elevation VIEW:
Yes, and these are usually HUGE CORPORATE chains, that long ago edged out the “Mom and Pop” corner stores of Main Street. Walmart, Target and Amazon finished off the cozy know-your-local grocer and hardware man stores. Starbucks edged out the local coffee and tea shops.
Perhaps the collapse of the Corporate Malls will give room for the “Mom and Pops” stores to spring up again. As long as a big enuf pop chooses not to give all their biz to Amazon-Whole Foods-Washington Post.