Future of the Retail Sector

Richard Florida considers the future of the retail sector:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/12/retail-apocalypse-malls-rebuild/549056/

Will new technology radically transform retail sector jobs?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/16/retail-industry-cashier-jobs-technology-unemployment

Traditional Retailing is Collapsing in America:

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21721900-love-affair-shopping-has-gone-online-decline-established-american-retailing

The Economist notes:

“Not every mall or shop is dying. For now, store-occupancy rates are healthy. Nor have consumers stopped shopping. But they are spending money in new ways to the benefit of other businesses, such as restaurants, hotels and e-retailers, in particular Amazon. As a result, a giant established industry is descending into crisis.”

US retail industry is going through a massive change:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/retail-meltdown-of-2017/522384/

The Amazon-Walmart Showdown That Explains the Modern Economy by NEIL IRWIN

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/upshot/the-amazon-walmart-showdown-that-explains-the-modern-economy.html

Amazon’s Move Signals End of Line for Many Cashiers by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/17/upshot/amazons-move-signals-end-of-line-for-many-cashiers.html