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noun
The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
Qualifier: urban studies
Topics: economics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
First appeared in print in an essay titled It's Not My Department! in the early 1990s by author Peter Glen.
