# retail apocalypse

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.

## Etymology
First appeared in print in an essay titled It's Not My Department! in the early 1990s by author Peter Glen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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