Retailers and malls are reckoning with the harsh reality that they have become what the Federal Bureau of Investigaton and U.S. Department of Homeland Security call “soft targets” for mass shootings, ...
Retail closings totaled 7,325 in 2024, the highest number of shutdowns since the pandemic. Companies like Joann Fabrics (800 stores closing) join 99 Cents Only and Rite Aid stores in using Chapter 11 ...