Data & Insights

Coronavirus Quarantines Could Spell Doom for Already Distressed Retailers

Stores were already challenged by changes in consumer behavior

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Vacant malls and shopping centers are likely to be the norm as consumers avoid public places to prevent spreading the coronavirus.Getty Images
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By Richard Collings

March 18, 2020

Distressed retailers, already struggling to attract shoppers and service debt, may find it difficult to remain solvent due to the spread of the coronavirus and measures taken by governments and companies to contain it.

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Richard Collings

Richard Collings is a retail reporter at Adweek.

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