America Confronts The Retail Apocalypse: A Debate

Shuttered store fronts are common in cities across the U.S. Shopping malls that once thrived at the intersections of busy suburban thoroughfares are empty and abandoned. Meanwhile, online retailing lead by Amazon.com keeps taking a bigger share of the consumption pie. The outlook for traditional retailers seems doubtful at best. Bloomberg Opinion columnists Conor Sen and Noah Smith met recently online to discuss the state of the industry.Read the discussion at Bloomberg.