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Amazon is ending its trials with pop-up stores in the United States, closing all 87 such stores. They are no longer needed as the number of its book stores and 4-star stores continues to grow.

Gerry Weber's parent company is in suspension of payment. The German fashion chain wants to make a fresh start, but not before they've been thoroughly restructured. 230 stores will need to be closed, putting 900 jobs at risk.

After the departure of River Island, New Look is the latest fashion chain to leave Belgium. The British company has filed for bankruptcy for its Belgian activities. New Look only has six stores left in the country.

Since various British retailers were forced to close outlets or even went bankrupt in the past few years, shopping malls are getting into trouble as well: they are trapped in a downward spiral.

Dutch streetwear chain Men At Work has been declared bankrupt after a short struggle: last Friday the chain closed its web shop, but kept its physical stores open. The bankruptcy only affects the Dutch stores though, it is as of yet unclear how the Belgian stores will fare.

Carpetright, caught in a downward spiral in the past year, will shut down a fifth of its stores in Great Britain in order to remain afloat. 300 people will subsequently lose their job.

The definitive end is approaching for the former toy store giant, Toys “R” Us. After the death sentence was signed for its 100 British stores, its American store network will also shut down.