First, Bed Bath & Beyond, a long-struggling major home-goods retailer, ceased operations and was quickly liquidated.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/4c188c311af11a1a?ref=ff

Last month, the home-goods retailer Crate & Barrel was name-checked in a popular shrugging off the “minimalist beige Christmas” aesthetic in favor of a more exuberant “early 2000s Christmas.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/style/christmas-decorations-ornaments-tree.html

Some departing retailers, like home-goods store Patina, have cited growing public safety issues as a reason for closing.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/minneapolis-uptown-might-be-coming-back-but-not-in-the-way-youd-expect/600261627/

The other hard-luck tenant at Towne Centre can be found a few hundred yards to the north from the home-goods store — at the movie theater.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/business/in-sc-and-elsewhere-2-cases-of-post-holiday-blues-at-the-mall/article_231645c2-8d5b-11ed-83ba-43bcdde5c449.html