Retail in 2022: The Brick-and-Mortar Return
The first year of the pandemic hit retailers hard and resulted in the closure of 12,200 retail stores in the United States, according to Fortune. The tide turned in 2021 for retailers, though. According to NBC News, Coresight Research data shows that only 5,079 stores closed in 2021, while 5,083 stores opened. This year, the prospects…