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7. I have to say part of the problem is the buyers

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 05:51 AM

Jun 2018

I live near a dying mall, and all you have to do is look around at the product and see why it is dying. They seem to think that the customers are stupid. For example, the only department stores left sell a lot of cheap-looking matronly clothes with ugly patterns. I wouldn't wear any of it. Older people don't wear pink and purple "old people" clothes like they used to. Hell, my ninety-something grandmother dressed better than that.

And for the younger people, a lot of the stuff shows too much skin and has a lot of glitter and sparkly stuff on it. Not exactly stuff you can wear to work or to a nice dinner or church or whatever.

These stores have serious problems with their buyers.

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The death of the American middle class has brought department stores down with it [View all] applegrove Jun 2018 OP

Remember when Sears was the "All-American", invincible brand? bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #1

Many brick and mortar stores are on the endangered species list democratisphere Jun 2018 #5

The correlation seems to prove this point. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #2

That is one reason, however just like anything else Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #3

Oh yes. All those are factors too. applegrove Jun 2018 #4

Some of them autocorrelate to the middle class failing like applegrove Jun 2018 #9

people don't get "dressed up" as much these days JI7 Jun 2018 #6

I have to say part of the problem is the buyers MountCleaners Jun 2018 #7

90% of my nearby mall is clothing Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #8

I don't know how many times I have complimented someone on their clothing smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #10