NEWS BRIEF: Week of April 24, 2017
Catch up on current events with these news highlights from last week. BUSINESS Stores are closing at an epic pace The latest casualty in the decline of brick-and-mortar retailers is Bebe which plans to close 28 stores and is “exploring strategic alternatives.” Credit Suisse reported this month that “[possibly] more than 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores will close their doors in 2017” which amounts to a loss of 147 million square feet of retail space. HEALTH How one county slashe