The economy is in free fall and an extinction level event is happening now in retail. Online retail is also struggling. Why?

Brick and mortar retail is declining, but aren't you being just a LITTLE over-dramatic here?

But yet...the contard congress blocked Obama's Jobs Bill back in 2011 that would have prevented this....

Poor people and the lower working class shop at brick and mortar stores...they have no money to spend, stores shut down, less consumer spending

The online retailers are doing great...because there is little to no taxes collected from online sales...busy middle class people (what's left of the middle class) rather shop from the comfort of their homes

You're witnessing the effects of the Republican and Democratic Parties four decade war on the middle class.

Hard to know why but people are just not spending the way they used to.

Simply not true. Relax.

It's the beginning of the effects of Trump's policies that are bringing misery

Trump is skimming off the cream for his family. WAKE UP!!

Online retailers are doing fine, it's retail stores that are closing. This has nothing to do with Obama's policies, and everything to do with technology/globalization.. Jobs are moving and changing, but cons are still stuck in stupid. Go coal!

Actually, the moment we knew Hillary would not be president, the overall economy began climbing, as did the stock market. That sent a sigh of relief through small businesses across the nation and the world.

As to retail, stores are closing like Venus Fly Traps...BUT...online sales are soaring.

Americans need JOBS.....lots and lots of JOBS.....and, they need them, NOW!!!!!!