With the fall harvest getting underway it won’t be long before the holiday shopping season is upon us. You’ll find fewer options available for that shopping with the closing of some iconic retail stores. Iowa State University apparel expert, Linda Niehm says the closings of Younkers, K-Mart and other stores is as inevitable as the change of seasons.
Niehm says the change in retail formats is nothing new.
On-line sales have played a part in the demise — but Niehm doesn’t believe brick-and-mortar stores are going to all go away.
