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The real reason retail bankruptcies are surging
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4/9/2025
Retail bankruptcies are on the rise — here are the key factors behind the collapse.
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You have a softening of the consumer paired with some very high competition.
00:03
We know a lot of these names lose out to the big box retailers.
00:07
It's those big box names that are able to negotiate on prices, that are able to move manufacturing,
00:13
that are able to absorb some of the higher cost of tariffs,
00:15
although we've seen many say, even Walmart, as big as it is, saying they're going to pass down on the consumer.
00:21
So you have to have the right product mix and a brand that consumers are willing to still spend at,
00:27
but you also have to have that negotiating power, you have to have the ability to move manufacturing,
00:32
and so I think that's why you're seeing a lot of the big guys in the space doing very well,
00:37
and that makes it hard for some smaller entrants.
00:40
If they can't absorb tariffs or negotiate with suppliers, it's going to be difficult for them,
00:46
and I don't know that the consumer has the wherewithal to sustain some of the price increases we're hearing about.
00:53
That, you know, even Steve Madden said they would increase prices,
00:58
and, you know, they gave an example of how expensive certain shoes could get,
01:03
and I'm not sure that the consumer is going to want to spend that much more on discretionary items.
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