American shoppers have been left mourning thousands of brick-and-mortar stores set to shutter across the country in a record-breaking retail bloodbath .
As retailers struggle to overcome declining sales , more stores are closing their doors for good , leaving once-bustling shopping malls barren. Customers at Franklin Park Mall in Toledo, Ohio, are among those who’ve been left with few options for in-store shopping experiences as the mall experiences several major closures.
“There’s still plenty of things to do, you can hang out with people there still, get food, buy things that you wouldn’t normally find in other places,” Toledo resident Dylan Miracola told WTOL but noted: “Once those stores are gone there’s not a reason to go anymore.”
Tori Klepsky, another resident who enjoyed clothes shopping at the mall, said the retail apocalypse currently spreading across the country does come with at least one perk. “It is nice right now because there’s deals on things,” she noted…