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Title: 34 companies that could be the next to announce mass store closures
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URL Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp ... res/ar-BBBwXoE?ocid=spartandhp
Published: May 26, 2017
Author: Hayley Peterson
Post Date: 2017-05-26 20:04:54 by BTP Holdings
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Views: 591
Comments: 3

34 companies that could be the next to announce mass store closures

Business Insider

Hayley Peterson

12 hrs ago

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Retail stores are closing at a breakneck pace this year, and the carnage is far from over.

More than 3,600 store closures have been announced since January, and up to 10,000 are expected to close before the end of the year, according to a new report on store activity and retail health by the credit consulting firm F&D Reports.

The firm identified 34 companies that are the most vulnerable in the US, meaning they could be next to announce mass store closures and/or pursue more "aggressive alternatives," such as filing for bankruptcy, if sales trends don't improve.

The list includes mall stores like Neiman Marcus, Sears (which has already announced more than 180 store closures this year), Claire's, and J. Crew, as well as restaurants like Ruby Tuesday and Noodles and Co.

Here's the full list of vulnerable companies and their store counts, according to F&D Reports: 

© Provided by Business Insider Vulnerable store count

Why are so many stores shutting down?

The closures have been a long time coming. The US built too many stores during the 1990s and into the early 2000s, and as a result, the country has an excess of retail space.

"For years, retailers responded to the gluttonous US consumers’ insatiable appetites for convenient shopping by adding retail outlets closer and closer to home," the report states. "However, shoppers now have options at their fingertips, which has made it difficult for traditional retailers to compete on convenience... or price."

The US has about 24 square feet of retail space per capita, which is far more than any other country in the world. Canada and Australia, the countries with the next-highest rates, have 16 and 11 square feet of retail space per capita, respectively.

In addition to building too many stores, the retail industry has also struggled under pressures from the growth of ecommerce and shifting shopper preferences away from apparel and accessories and toward technology, health care, and experiences.

But it's not all doom-and-gloom in the retail industry. There are a number of retailers that are opening new stores this year. Most of the companies that are growing store counts are discount chains.

Slideshow: This chain dubbed a 'retail treasure' is a giant mess

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Ross Stores has been deemed a "retail treasure" and a "rarity" by Morgan Stanley analysts for its strong sales and earnings growth at a time of widespread distress in the industry.

The discount chain last week reported same-store sales growth of 3%, which was driven by higher traffic and increases in how much customers are spending per transaction.

Ross also reported better-than-expected earnings of $321 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, versus the $290.6 million, or $0.73 per diluted share that analysts had predicted.

We went to a Ross store in Richmond, Virginia, to see how this "treasure" is luring so many customers when department stores are seeing sales and traffic plunge.

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Ross Stores has been deemed a "retail treasure" and a "rarity" by Morgan Stanley analysts for its strong sales and earnings growth at a time of widespread distress in the industry.

The discount chain last week reported same-store sales growth of 3%, which was driven by higher traffic and increases in how much customers were spending per transaction.

Ross also reported better-than-expected earnings of $321 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, versus the $290.6 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, that analysts had predicted.

We went to a Ross store in Richmond, Virginia, to see how this "treasure" is luring so many customers when department stores are seeing sales and traffic plunge.


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We got a truck wash at a Petro Truck Stop in Louisiana. They had a Craw Dad boil going on at truck wash. You could eat all you wanted since it was free.

You would pull off the head and suck the juice out since there were a lot of vitamins and minerals in the juice. Then you would pull out the tail meat and eat it.

They had corn and potatoes too but we didn't eat much of that. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2017-05-26   20:12:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: BTP Holdings (#1)

We got a truck wash at a Petro Truck Stop in Louisiana. They had a Craw Dad boil going on at truck wash. You could eat all you wanted since it was free.

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Down at Thibodaux Louisiana once I saw a COONASS sit down in front of a full-sized washtub (20 gallon water capacity) full of crawfish. To his left was a full case of cold glass Coors beer.

This coonass was about 5'7" and it took him about two hours, but by the time he was done he ate most of the crawfish and there wasn't a drop of beer left.

There were no corn or potatoes.

I just watched. It was great entertainment, as you know, a coonass never stops TALKING. His name was Phillip Guidry (dead now). One of the craziest, meanest SOBs I ever met. He raised alligators in his back yard for extra meat.

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HAPPY2BME-4UM  posted on  2017-05-27   8:11:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#2)

He raised alligators in his back yard for extra meat.

Gator tail is some sweet meat. I had some in Louisiana once. It was darn good. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2017-05-27   12:09:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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