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The Retail Bubble

Mar 13, 2017
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After reporting disappointing numbers this week, Urban Outfitters’ shares fell nearly 8% and its CEO, Richard Hayne noted that “[t]he U.S. market is oversaturated with retail space and far too much of that space is occupied by stores selling apparel. Retail square feet per capita in the United States is more than six times that of Europe or Japan. And t…

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