October 8, 2025

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Coronavirus Finishes the Retail Reckoning That Amazon Started

Even as malls and stores begin to reopen, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on an industry already battered by the shift to online shopping. Roughly 100,000 stores are expected to close over the next five years— more than triple the number that shut during the last recession.