Sports Authority closing all locations
It appears Sports Authority gave up all hope after exiting Chapter 11 and will now close all of their remaining locations.
Some of you will know that they were once owned by another troubling retailer, this one Kmart. They owned it for a while in the 1990's.
There's gonna be some awfully major vacancies that will have to be filled in-even more especially so at Great Lakes Crossing.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/c...ing-bankruptcy
Great Lakes Crossing location in 2013, taken from my blog.
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The Partial Demallification of America
· Aeropostale filed for bankruptcy and is closing 113 stores in America and 41 in Canada. The company has lost company money for the last 13 quarters.
· Fossil – watches and wearables – stock is about to fall off of a cliff. They sell about 30 million watches, which are peddled in stand-alone stores plus Macy’s and Nordstrom’s. The watches Fossil sells tell the time; this is an antiquated notion which millenniums and generation Z individuals scoff at. Think Apple Watch
· Macy’s reported their 4th straight quarter of sales decline. They lowered guidance by 15%, which is a large percentage for a company the size of Macy’s. Macy’s is a well-run and managed company. Foot traffic is down, and Macy’s reported issues with their “central core” business. This is a dramatic time for retail, apparel sales have been, and are, flat – at best. Macy’s CEO stated he is not counting on consumers to spend more.
· The Staples – Office Depot merger has effectively been blocked by a Federal judge. Staples will trudge on – some kind of way. Office Depot [[IMO) is looking at selling off bits and pieces of itself, praying for a buyer. This deal came up around 20 years ago and was denied. Denying this merger today is asinine, as both companies are struggling.
· There is an excess of brick and mortar retailers in America, all selling the same mediocre merchandise. While the concept of malls is safe; in fact, in select cities, there are malls that are at, or near, capacity. There are however to many malls, just as there are too many retailers. Two words, the internet and smart phones. Amazon is the king, $355 billion in market capitalization, and the stock is at its 52 week high, the stock is considered undervalued. Jeff Bezos' [[Mr. Amazon) has a personal stake in Amazon, his portfolio has increased by $18 billion in just three months. That's ~ $200 million every day, or ~ $8.3 million an hour.
· The winners: Five Below, Big Lots, Dollar General and Target.