Brick & Mortar Retail
Physical retail stores, shopping centers, and in-person retail experiences.
2yr viability
58
5yr viability
42
10yr viability
28
Workforce 10yr
18
Solid line: viability (100 = safe from AI). Dashed: workforce remaining. Method: 8-lens automation model. Full methodology →
Analysis
The shift to online continues to erode physical retail. Experiential retail and luxury flagships survive, but mid-market physical stores face an existential crisis. Mall vacancy rates continue climbing.
Pressures
Online share still climbingHIGH
Mid-market squeezeHIGH
Protections
Experiential & luxury niches surviveMED
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