General Discussion

cubbies01

(85 posts)

37. Retail replacement

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 04:42 PM

Apr 2017

This has been a longtime coming with concrete and glass retail shopping. What is interesting is I think the service and restaurant business sector is booming and replacing many of these. The latest two retail developments where I live (Tallahassee) are 2/3rds eating and drinking places (many of them are great) with Salons and Nail places and specialty niche retail stores. What is interesting, is most new stores are all locally owned vs chains.

Retail stores that sell easy to get online are never going to survive. They were doomed the moment the Amazon Prime model worked.

Interestingly, there are a lot of new jobs in the logistics side too.

I have mixed emotions on the whole shift. My favorite thing in the world was sipping a coffee at Borders and looking through books and cds. My kids will never know that joy.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

54 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The retail apocalypse is creating a 'rolling crisis' that is rippling through the US economy [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 OP

k and r niyad Apr 2017 #1

Thanks, Comrade Casino (R) Achilleaze Apr 2017 #2

His RepubliCON CEO cabal would institute a cull if it meant more air for them to breathe. HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #7

THANKS TRUMP! workinclasszero Apr 2017 #3

Naturally, he'll blame Obama. Orrex Apr 2017 #5

Lets see how that works out for the deplorables workinclasszero Apr 2017 #9

Since they all voted for Comrade Kumquat DK504 Apr 2017 #12

They have to do a UA to get UE. notdarkyet Apr 2017 #33

Yeah, it's all Clinton's fault! machoneman Apr 2017 #25

Trickle-down economics is working! :) n/m bagelsforbreakfast Apr 2017 #4

And they're going NO PLACE. HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #6

I agree we have an issue. What's your solution? Adrahil Apr 2017 #13

Solutions are multi-faceted and, unfortunately, idealistic . . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #19

Thanks. I agree with a lot of that... Adrahil Apr 2017 #28

Yeap. Xolodno Apr 2017 #47

Nah, the CEOs got theirs. They're at "screw you" nos sharedvalues Apr 2017 #52

Job training helps - as in germany sharedvalues Apr 2017 #51

Commercial Roofer ProTex - Dallas, TX snooper2 Apr 2017 #15

Wow . . . . one whole WEEK if they last a year? How generous! HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #17

Roofers paid by local taxes? snooper2 Apr 2017 #18

No, their benefits need to be. HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #20

Do you know what a hard job roofing is? world wide wally Apr 2017 #24

especially in hot climates like Texas, brutal.. BREMPRO Apr 2017 #30

I was going to say that most people would quit radical noodle Apr 2017 #35

Its not quite that bad Sgent Apr 2017 #48

The TPTB wouldn't mind everything to collapse. DK504 Apr 2017 #16

A lot of the retailers problems are more and more Dustlawyer Apr 2017 #27

Combined with Trump's other job killing efforts HAB911 Apr 2017 #8

Our losses in tourism revenue will be immense DFW Apr 2017 #29

this BREMPRO Apr 2017 #32

Same with Mexico. Here in San Antonio, holy week has Luz Apr 2017 #46

online shopping burnbaby Apr 2017 #10

I don't understand the online thing especially when louis-t Apr 2017 #42

Destroying local tax revenue unc70 Apr 2017 #11

Yes. The implications of not buying locally are immense. LisaM Apr 2017 #38

Gee, when you don't pay people enough ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #14

Geez, what else will happen when money is allowed to sit in protected, offshore tax hideouts? eom Lyricalinklines Apr 2017 #21

And the next rolling crisis will be self-driving trucks and cars. n/t pnwmom Apr 2017 #22

Gawd, I hope not. LisaM Apr 2017 #39

retail jobs are reaganomics equivalent to factory jobs elmac Apr 2017 #23

The biggest problem is that any forward looking jobs are considered as "progressive" world wide wally Apr 2017 #26

Since most of these workers are women, Repug and our traitor in chief could give a f***. lark Apr 2017 #31

My eldest daughter's job depends on retail in the States DFW Apr 2017 #34

what's the situation in germany ? JI7 Apr 2017 #43

Things are pretty good here so far DFW Apr 2017 #50

For me it's big boxes, huge walks in the stores and parking lots, and no help in the store greymattermom Apr 2017 #36

Retail replacement cubbies01 Apr 2017 #37

This Sgent Apr 2017 #49

welcome to DU! samnsara Apr 2017 #54

I'm old enough to remember retail stores in the 50s. Mr.Bill Apr 2017 #40

UBI needed ASAP. sarcasmo Apr 2017 #41

We buy too much crap anyway. Alex4Martinez Apr 2017 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Apr 2017 #45

Hey Cheeto Face sellitman Apr 2017 #53