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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off. RadioShack.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

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” For example, the rise of “athleisure” brands like Lululemon and Athleta has been attributed to millennials’ search for clothing options that let them easily transition from the yoga studio to the office. In the 1950s and 1960s, the biggest innovations in breakfast were Eggo Waffles and Pop-Tarts. Casual dining.

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The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants

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In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. And not even because they’re job destroyers, which he said is the natural consequence of innovation, and innovation is goodness. They all died.

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