Smaller retailers destined for former ‘big box’ stores
March 24, 2017 | by Paul Owers | SunSentinel
These are dark days for the traditional “big box” retailer.
Sears cast doubt this week that it could stay open, and that followed recent announcements by other struggling retail stalwarts Macy’s, J.C. Penney Co. and Kmart that they would be closing stores across the country in response to the fallout from a consumer shift to online shopping.
Electronics and appliances retailer hhgregg said this month it would be closing all 11 stores in South Florida; the announcement came less than a year after Sports Authority went out of business.
