Technology can hinder or help brick and mortar retailers

Neiman Marcus... three consecutive quarters of sales dips. 

Dallas Business Journal Reports "Last week, North Texas' fourth-largest private company by revenue reported third-quarter fiscal year 2016 sales of $1.17 billion, a 4.2 percent decrease "

New York Post Reports "Struggling under a toxic combination of a staggering $5 billion debt load and flagging sales, Chief Executive Karen Katz traveled recently to China to meet with potential buyers, according to a source familiar with the situation. 

USATODAY-Cincinnati   "Online spending for Thanksgiving and black Friday increased about 18 percent from last year.  Spending in brick-and-mortar stores dropped about 10 percent for the same period.  That has been a continuing trend for many years."

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