retail apocalypse
The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States,…The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.
Meaning
1 senses(US, uncountable, usually)The closing of numerous brick-and-mortar retail stores in the United States, especially those of large chains, beginning around 2010.
Origin
First appeared in print in an essay titled It's Not My Department! in the early 1990s by aFirst appeared in print in an essay titled It's Not My Department! in the early 1990s by author Peter Glen.
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Forms
plural: retail apocalypses| Singular | retail apocalypse |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable