"retail apocalypse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: retail apocalypses [plural]
Etymology: First appeared in print in an early 1990s essay by It's Not My Department! author Peter Glen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} retail apocalypse (plural retail apocalypses)
  1. (economics, US, urban studies, neologism) The long-term decline of brick-and-mortar retail stores, especially large chains, that sell clothing, electronics, and other consumer goods, otherwise beginning around 2010 and accelerating due to the mandatory closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tags: US, neologism Categories (topical): Economics, Urban studies
    Sense id: en-retail_apocalypse-en-noun-1755~pYz Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms Topics: economics, science, sciences

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