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Krefeld's retail apocalypse: a stark warning for small cities in the digital age: Explore how Krefeld, Germany exemplifies the devastating impact of e-commerce on small city economies and urban landscapes. https://ppc.land/krefelds-retail-apocalypse-a-stark-warning-for-small-cities-in-the-digital-age/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RetailApocalypse #Ecommerce #SmallCities #UrbanEconomies #DigitalAge
Krefeld's retail apocalypse: a stark warning for small cities in the digital age

Explore how Krefeld, Germany exemplifies the devastating impact of e-commerce on small city economies and urban landscapes.

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Went to Spencer’s at the dying mall

I finally came up with an idea for my Halloween costume. Casey was going to be a cop so I decided to be a cat burglar.

Knit cap, mask, maybe a striped shirt (though wouldn’t a burglar just wear dark clothes?) and I’d carry around a bunch of stuffed cats.

I didn’t have a dark knit cap so I stopped by Northgate Mall on my lunch break. It’s a husk of what it once was — but they had a Spencer’s.

I found a knit cap with cat ears and decided that would do just fine.

#mall #Northgate #RetailApocalypse

Name a physical space intentionally built for people more unpleasant than box store mini malls.

Maybe this is a contributing factor to the #retailapocalypse these places sucks to be. Online shopping is more pleasant

Bonus: no bike racks

#urbanism #placemaking #bikeracks #CarBrain

I can't imagine that Nordstrom in any other country (than Canada) is much further behind. #RetailApocalypse

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nordstrom-canada-1.6766073

Nordstrom closing down in Canada, shuttering all 13 stores | CBC News

Nordstrom Inc. says it is winding down its Canadian operations and closing all 13 of its stores in the country.

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20% of New York retail space is sitting vacant

20% of New York retail space is sitting vacant

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Private equity killed big box retailers, leaving empty big boxes across America, and architects have plans https://boingboing.net/2018/03/29/nothing-but-flowers.html #thiswasafactorynowit'sapeacefuloasis #retailapocalypse #asset-stripping #privateequity #architecture #Business #toysrus #Post
Private equity killed big box retailers, leaving empty big boxes across America, and architects have plans

Private equity killed big box retailers, leaving empty big boxes across America, and architects have plans

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Retail Apocalypse, the sim game

Retail Apocalypse, the sim game

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Blame the US Retail Apocalypse on hedge funds and financialization, not Amazon and Walmart

Blame the US Retail Apocalypse on hedge funds and financialization, not Amazon and Walmart

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