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A Denny's closed? Maybe someone local will open a restaurant in its place that serves food.

CBS news. " liberal so the number is higher" The retail industry is going through a tough time as it copes with inflation-weary consumers and a rash of bankruptcies, prompting chains to announce the closures of almost 3,200 brick-and-mortar stores so far in 2024, according to a new analysis.

That's a 24% increase from a year ago, according to a report from retail data provider CoreSight, which tracks store closures and openings across the U.S. Although some retailers are planning to expand this year, major chains have announced 4% fewer openings compared with a year earlier, the analysis found.

2017 data.

Here's some 2018 data.

I found some more data

Wasn't Kamala the District Attorney of San Francisco. It has been downhill every since.

The cost of doing business is tremendous. There's vandalism, and people come and eat and walk away, and there's no one to stop them