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Title: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Straw Man on April 19, 2017, 11:34:59 AM
Many sources of this story but I chose Newsmax since I know it's a favorite of our right wing posters

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Since October, about 89,000 workers in general merchandise stores have lost their jobs, which is more than the number of people employed in the entire U.S. coal industry, the New York Times reported.

WTF - I had no idea there were so few people working in the coal industry

Trump talked so much about the coal industry I assumed there were actually a lot of coal workers

Well, I guess there will be a lot more coal worker very soon.

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Retail-Stores-Devastated-Massive/2017/04/18/id/784933/
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Yamcha on April 19, 2017, 01:12:08 PM
That sucks that you won't be able to get that seasonal job at Target again this holiday season.


Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Soul Crusher on April 19, 2017, 01:22:40 PM
Many sources of this story but I chose Newsmax since I know it's a favorite of our right wing posters

WTF - I had no idea there were so few people working in the coal industry

Trump talked so much about the coal industry I assumed there were actually a lot of coal workers

Well, I guess there will be a lot more coal worker very soon.

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Retail-Stores-Devastated-Massive/2017/04/18/id/784933/

Brace your tampon for impact fagboy
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Soul Crusher on April 19, 2017, 01:25:03 PM
Many sources of this story but I chose Newsmax since I know it's a favorite of our right wing posters

WTF - I had no idea there were so few people working in the coal industry

Trump talked so much about the coal industry I assumed there were actually a lot of coal workers

Well, I guess there will be a lot more coal worker very soon.

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Retail-Stores-Devastated-Massive/2017/04/18/id/784933/

Sorry your job at SEARS in the bra/womens underwear got lost
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Straw Man on April 19, 2017, 01:59:15 PM
That sucks that you won't be able to get that seasonal job at Target again this holiday season.

Sucks even more for Trump voters who actually want those jobs

Oh well, I'm sure Trump has other plans to make them great again
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Soul Crusher on April 19, 2017, 02:11:47 PM
Sucks even more for Trump voters who actually want those jobs

Oh well, I'm sure Trump has other plans to make them great again

Grab some foam weighted 5lb nerf dumbbells in the SEARS fitness section will you.  Stop making a fool of yourself 
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Yamcha on April 19, 2017, 02:18:39 PM
Sucks even more for Trump voters who actually want those jobs

Oh well, I'm sure Trump has other plans to make them great again

Trump is going to make brick and mortar shopping relevant again!  ::) ::) ::)

Grasping much? 
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: chaos on April 19, 2017, 04:17:47 PM
Pretty sure retail brick and mortar stores have been struggling for a few years now, the internets has killed retail!!
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Straw Man on April 19, 2017, 04:29:15 PM
Pretty sure retail brick and mortar stores have been struggling for a few years now, the internets has killed retail!!

exactly, just like coal mining by humans is becoming archaic and obsolete
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Soul Crusher on April 20, 2017, 04:30:32 AM
exactly, just like coal mining by humans is becoming archaic and obsolete

One by progress and reality - the other by Govt intervention.

Big difference twinkboy 
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: tonymctones on April 20, 2017, 10:05:42 AM
That sucks that you won't be able to get that seasonal job at Target again this holiday season.



lol straw at target? Nah he is more of a walmart kinda guy
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Soul Crusher on April 20, 2017, 10:28:08 AM
lol straw at target? Nah he is more of a walmart kinda guy

Straw is most certainly a greeter at Walmart.   
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: HockeyFightFan on April 20, 2017, 02:39:58 PM
Sucks even more for Trump voters who actually want those jobs

Oh well, I'm sure Trump has other plans to make them great again

Sorry 240, Hillary's job application to K-Mart was turned down.

Do you need a coloring book? Play-doh? Apple juice to sip in your safe space?

Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Coach is Back! on April 20, 2017, 04:11:20 PM
Mmmm, since October. Pretty sure Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Coach is Back! on April 20, 2017, 04:13:27 PM
That sucks that you won't be able to get that seasonal job at Target again this holiday season.




And he sure as fuck won't be getting his hands dirty doing any labor work. Today's cupcakes can't even change a tire
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Fuzzy Nuts on April 20, 2017, 05:03:06 PM
And he sure as fuck won't be getting his hands dirty doing any labor work. Today's cupcakes can't even change a tire
Please tell us about tires. From what I hear you lost yours along with the gym.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: polychronopolous on April 20, 2017, 05:25:24 PM
And he sure as fuck won't be getting his hands dirty doing any labor work. Today's cupcakes can't even change a tire

You got that right Joe
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Coach is Back! on April 20, 2017, 05:26:54 PM
Please tell us about tires. From what I hear you lost yours along with the gym.

Yes, I was really bummed when I lost those.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: SOMEPARTS on April 20, 2017, 10:12:35 PM
Pretty sure retail brick and mortar stores have been struggling for a few years now, the internets has killed retail!!


And Amazon will kill all small retailers on the internet. They are doing to WalMart what Wal Mart did to mom and pops in the 90s.

The future will be dollar stores, 7-11s and Amazon trucks and drones. ....
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Primemuscle on April 21, 2017, 11:38:58 AM
I guess I'd better liquidate my Macy's stock ASAP.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: TuHolmes on April 21, 2017, 11:43:39 AM

And Amazon will kill all small retailers on the internet. They are doing to WalMart what Wal Mart did to mom and pops in the 90s.

The future will be dollar stores, 7-11s and Amazon trucks and drones. ....

I think the "smallest" retailers will actually stay in business by giving superior service and having more personal approach, but big box retailers are definitely going to be outdone by Amazon soon enough.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: SOMEPARTS on May 12, 2017, 08:52:05 PM
I think the "smallest" retailers will actually stay in business by giving superior service and having more personal approach, but big box retailers are definitely going to be outdone by Amazon soon enough.


Not when your cost is more than what they sell it for. Doesn't matter how good your service is if you have no margin.

Manufacturers and distributors flocking to them right now just like they did to Walmart. Then 5-10 years down the line they start turning the screws on them and control both the buy and sell side of the product.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: sync pulse on May 12, 2017, 10:31:51 PM
The newest shopping "malls" are like little villages with no "big box" anchor stores. Bridgeport Village and West Linn Central Village are close to home.

Shopping centers such as these are coming about because there are no HVAC costs that indoor malls have in maintaining the common areas.   Many Early shopping centers were open air.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on May 13, 2017, 01:38:35 PM
Its not really a job loss because its shifting to online retail.  Amazon is opening a warehouse in Spartanburg and is hiring over 2000 workers for it.  9-11.75 an hour.  Pretty good job for someone with little job skills.
Title: Re: Retail Stores Devastated, Suffer Massive Job Losses
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 13, 2017, 02:02:42 PM
Many sources of this story but I chose Newsmax since I know it's a favorite of our right wing posters

WTF - I had no idea there were so few people working in the coal industry

Trump talked so much about the coal industry I assumed there were actually a lot of coal workers

Well, I guess there will be a lot more coal worker very soon.

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Retail-Stores-Devastated-Massive/2017/04/18/id/784933/

It's Trumps fault