Innovation & DisruptionClass Warfare Pile-On

As previously noted, some of the Americans forced into employment by a vicious exploitative system are about to be forced onto the streets by that same system. The question is, once they're on the streets will they do anything to defend themselves or just shuffle around like the unemployed sheep they are?

Suzanne Kapner / Wall Street Journal:

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Shuttering at a Record Pace  —  Years of overbuilding and the rise of online shopping have come to a head; malls as ‘energy suckers’  —  American retailers are closing stores at a record pace this year as they feel the fallout from decades of overbuilding and the rise of online shopping.

Discussion:

Lauren Thomas / CNBC:   Clothing retailer Bebe announces closure of all 175 of its stores

Shopgirls of the world unite: You have nothing to lose but your employee discounts!