English Explanatory Dictionary

retail apocalypse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

retail apocalypse retail apocalypses

Etymology

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

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