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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

There will be displaced low-income workers, shrinking local tax bases and investor losses on stocks, bonds and real estate. Howland reports, “[UBS] analysts’ best case estimate is for 75,000 stores to collectively shutter by 2026, if e-commerce penetration rises from today’s 16% to 25%.” Footnotes. [1]