Saying that Native Americans take anything for granted seems like one of the most outrageously offensive things you could possibly let pass through your lips.

Interesting that people will moan about filthy, body destroying coal miner jobs (white straight males) and not give a right crap about retail jobs (staffed usually by women, POC and LBGTQ folks.)

It’s been a little scary watching so many stores close in San Francisco malls. That’s a lot of newly unemployed middle aged and young college students adrift near concentrations of high income tech workers .

A while back I had a rough day at home and at work so went out for a bit of retail therapy. I started at Lane Bryant where, even after the requisite greeting and I explained I just was looking for some quiet time, I was asked repeatedly if I needed help, had I seen the sweater in green, did I know about the sale,…

That’s another argument against. The town I grew up in is already 30 minutes from any type of retail stores. So if they all close down that expands to an hour and a half. It seems that some people have no idea what it’s like to live in a smaller area. Not everyone has a Target/mall/whatever on every corner. Not all…

Well, customers seem to expect that they’re going to find well-made, well-fitting options for next to nothing price-wise, which is also part of the problem.

Yes! They are the worst about fake over-friendliness.

Gosh this sounds good. Hope you’re right, but what will happen to all those mammoth mall complexes?

Seriously, my entire attitude when shopping retail in-person: Never talk to me. Leave me the fuck alone until I’m ready to pay.

If you’re against urban sprawl, the death of the current physical retail paradigm is a good thing. The closing of shopping malls and suburban commercial spaces (and their massive parking areas) will eventually lead to a decrease in auto traffic and a retail alternative that will require a much smaller footprint and…

We don’t.... I basically treat those dresses as tunics at this point. I don’t think I’ve worn a dress to work in the last 5 years that didn’t have leggings or pants under it.

It doesn’t bother me if women want to show skin- but I don’t like showing that much skin when it can be helped- AND especially not in the work…

And armpit coverage, please. The 22-year-olds in my advertising dept. are always wearing sleeveless shifts with cute little blazers, and I wrinkle my nose thinking of the hassle and expense of getting your jackets cleaned after every single wear. Or maybe they’re all perfect Barbies without sweat glands, IDK.

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I work in the retail apparel supply chain, and things are just awful right now. While it may be true that top-tier retail is still thriving somewhat, due to the growing wealth of the top 10%, income inequality is killing the industry for the other 90%. But there are three other factors at play:

The H&M in Boston is huge and overwhelming. I think the problem with a store like that is you want to walk in and buy a $10 trendy top that you might wear once or twice, but instead you are smacked in the face with racks upon racks of weirdo clothing seemingly made with 13 year olds in mind. You can’t market entire…

There are a couple things pushing the retail apocalypse (beside the internet)

My biggest complaint over the last ten years: retailers are literally shrinking the size of the clothes but charging the same or more. I can’t shop for work clothes anymore at Banana Republic or the Gap or The Limited when it was around. Banana Republic made a blazer that no one could fit her arms into because the…

And people with narcissistic personality disorder lack theory of mind, the belief that other people hold different thoughts than you.

God, I can’t wait for Boomers to die off.

Yes, Trump believes we, the American people, and members of both political parties are total idiots. And, in his defense, he has every reason in the world to believe that is the case.