Retail Apocalypse – Are Your Stores Next???

The retail sector is facing major headwinds in 2025, with an estimated 15,000 store closures expected across the U.S.—more than double last year's total.  Major names like Macy's, Walgreens, Buy Buy Baby, Big Lots, and Party City are leading a wave that will see over 100 million square feet of retail space vacated.

In this tough environment, controlling operational costs is more critical than ever.  One often-overlooked strategy?  Third-party IT maintenance.

By extending the life of existing IT infrastructure with third-party support, retailers can avoid the massive expense of premature hardware refreshes.  Instead of paying high OEM premiums, third-party maintenance offers flexible, reliable service at a fraction of the cost.

Even better, it also helps retailers avoid costly break-fix emergencies and the downtime that can slash sales and damage customer satisfaction and brand reputation.  A point-of-sale system outage could mean lost revenue—or lost trust.

Third-party maintenance, like Alucid Rapid Remediation keeps systems running, stores selling, and customers happy.  If you're looking for ways to cut costs and stay competitive, now's the time to rethink how you maintain your IT assets.

Sources:

*The US Sun – Retailers to close 15k stores in 2025 as Macy’s, Big Lots and others experience period of ‘disruption

*Patch - National Retailers Close Thousands Of Stores So Far In 2025: See List

*The Penny Hoarder - These Retail Store Closures are Coming in 2025