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What Retail Recovery? Malls Under Pressure as Stores Close
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 16, 2019–Esther Fung (subscription)
Strong retail numbers last year from department stores Macy’s Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. raised hopes that the beleaguered mall industry would finally rebound. But recent developments this year are pointing to more trouble ahead.