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3 reasons Forever 21's bankruptcy doesn't spell the end of brick-and-mortar retailing

By Anthony Dukes, The Conversation

Three advantages physical stores still have over their online-only rivals.

The fall of a retail icon: why Americans stopped shopping at Sears

The once formidable retail giant Sears files for bankruptcy protection. The company, which also owns Kmart, will continue to operate as executives try to reverse a downward spiral exacerbated by e-commerce. John Yang examines the company’s storied legacy and tumultuous…

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On Black Friday, the psychology of retail rage

By Jaeha Lee, The Conversation

New research shows how human emotions affect the likelihood to misbehave on Black Friday, as well as a significant difference between men and women.

In the age of Amazon, an entrepreneur explains what will make us want to go to the store

By Diane Lincoln Estes

An innovative retail entrepreneuer discusses why she thinks traditional stores are struggling.

Have reports of Black Friday's death been greatly exaggerated?

By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation

Some pundits claim that Black Friday is dying and is no longer relevant. However, the National Retail Federation issued a strong denunciation of these articles and declared that Black Friday is “far from gone.”…

Once temples of American commerce, indoor malls lose shoppers to e-stores

By PBS News Hour

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What did the shopping mall look like in 1956?

By Tracy Wholf

The indoor mall became a ubiquitous symbol of American suburbia in the 20th century. But America's first shopping mall, still landing in Edina, Minnesota, was designed, like every enclosed mall modeled after it, to bring some urbanity to suburbia. NewHour…