More than 50,000 US retail stores are expected to close in the next 5 years as e-commerce and rising costs push smaller shops out of business

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Specialty retailers are expected to see the most closures, with clothing stores and consumer electronics making up nearly half of the projected 50,000 total.

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Walmart is closing a batch of stores in 2023 — here's the full list

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Walmart will close 19 stores in 11 states and Washington, DC.

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Walmart stops selling shirt after shoppers point out it spells an offensive word

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Walmart momentarily sold a shirt with a dirty word.

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A new trailer for the much-hyped Barbie movie has sent shoppers searching online for fluffy mules and pink clothes, with 'Barbiecore' set to be a hot trend in 2023

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Margot Robbie as Barbie
Greta Gerwig's new Barbie movie, featuring Margot Robbie.

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Netflix expands its product ambitions in a clothing collab that mashes up the Lacoste crocodile with 'Bridgerton,' 'Stranger Things,' and more

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A sweatshirt from the Netflix-Lacoste collection inspired by "Bridgerton."

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MSCHF's latest release is a double-ended sneaker that makes fun of our obsession with putting shoes on fast

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MSCHF BWD sneaker
MSCHF's BWD sneaker goes on sale April 11 at 2 p.m. ET.

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Starbucks' new CEO wants senior leaders to work in stores, and it's a brilliant idea

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A Starbucks barista prepares a drink at a Starbucks coffee shop location in New York.

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Chick-fil-A fans are so extreme that the chain can't even take a side salad off its menu without fans freaking out

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Chick-fil-A is reversing its decision to eliminate its side salad.

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Why economists study hemline lengths and men's underwear sales for clues we could be headed for a recession

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The hemline index says that as the economy gets worse, skirts get longer.

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The biggest malls in America, from the troubled American Dream mall to Florida's alligator-shaped shopping center

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The Nickelodeon Universe park at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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