This crisis is different: E-commerce, coronavirus and the looming recession Coronavirus James Taylor 2 April 2020 Physical retail contracted 35% more than online retail did during the GFC. This time we believe the figures will be more extreme.
Middle class, in the lounge, with the dagger: Meet the real department-store killer Retail The Conversation 9 August 2019 The rise of the department store symbolised the rise of the middle class. Its collapse mirrors the hollowing out of the same.