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comment by ArtemusBlank
ArtemusBlank  ·  2230 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Game Over For Toys R Us: Chain Going Out Of Business

It looks like people that work retail jobs will probably start looking at Amazon whether they like it or not since Amazon's job counts are growing and Amazon wants to keep on growing with them trying to build their HQ2 somewhere. 50,000 jobs for the place with HQ2 and more warehouses on the way. People aren't going to have a choice with everything else dying. It might soon only be Amazon or Walmart or some fast food restaurant like McDonalds or Wendys and nothing else really if you're only sticking to retail like jobs.

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-now-employs-a-whopping-542000-people-and-counting-2017-10

Big Box is dying and more people will probably be in this situation later this year if and when Kmart and Sears finally keel over. Kmart and Sears are the longest and slowest retail death ever but it's coming soon. Who knows whose next soon? JCPenney, Office Depot or Staples, Barnes and Noble??