Some of those are closing perhaps because people are waking up and boycotting the nonsense that some stores are pushing. For example Taget selling children's clothing with satanic symbolism. Fast food places closing because people are concerned about the quality of the so called food. The younger generations buy most everything on line via Amazon or other on line retailers. People are searching for alternatives for food, like local meat producers, farmers selling organic produce etc. Many people are fleeing blue corrupt states, reducing the number of people shopping in those states. 😉