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Few retail chains that filled malls in the 1980s and 1990s still exist today.
Teenage me could have shopped at Chess King for shiny shirts, visited Gadzooks for baggy pants, or gone a little classier and purchased dressier clothes at Structure.
All of those chains were fairly, if not very, popular for a minute, and none of them exist now.
Former Tory Burch Chief Client Officer Francesca Danzi toldForbesthat it's a major challenge for a brand to remain relevant across decades.
"Enhancing retail experience is key and goes beyond adding omnichannel capabilities that boost convenience.
We are witnessing the rise of experiential retail that is reshaping the store of the future," she said.
Danzi does not see the so-called retail apocalypse as a crisis where stores are closing, but as an opportunity to right-size store portfolios.
"Actually, what I see is the continuous integration and convergence of physical stores, e-commerce websites and digital content/marketing platforms.
Relevancy and personalization are key," she added.
It's a changing market that makes the ongoing survival of Gap Inc.
The Gap, the company's flagship brand, was a hip mall chain in the 1980s that maintained that status through the 1990s.
Now, the company has completed its process of closing 350 stores, but the company still faces a difficult cost equation.
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