Tell that to these guys :
https://clark.com/shopping-retail/ma...-closing-2018/
Retail closings: The latest news
Lowe’s – 51 stores in the U.S. and Canada
Sears and Kmart – Files for bankruptcy; 142 additional stores closing
Previously announced store closures
Mattress Firm – Up to 700 stores
Victoria’s Secret – 20 stores
Orchard Supply Hardware – 99 stores
Brookstone – 102 stores
The Fresh Market – 15 stores
Chipotle – 65 stores
Toys R Us – 735 stores
Starbucks – 150 stores closing in 2019
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...far/557275002/
In April, Subway, the fast food company with the most locations in the world, announced it would be shuttering roughly 500 of those stores in the United States. These closings are just the latest in a stream of announcements by major retailers.
Here's a partial list of some big retailers that are closing multiple stores and how many stores are going away in 2017 or have closed recently:
Payless ShoeSource - 400 stores
JC Penney - 138 stores
Macy's - 68 stores
Sears and K Mart - 150 stores
HH Gregg - 88 stores
Abercrombie & Fitch - 60 stores
Guess - 60 stores
The Limited - 250 stores
Wet Seal - 171 stores
American Apparel - 110 stores
BCBG - 120 stores
GameStop - 150 stores
Radio Shack - 550 stores
Staples - 70 stores
CVS - 70 stores
Gander Mountain - 32 stores
Family Christian - 240 stores
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richard.../#a9b4de141593