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Disney to close at least 60 Disney Stores in US and Canada, as shopping shifts to online

Disney fans won't have as many Disney Stores to shop at in the near future.

As part of a plan to emphasize e-commerce, The Walt Disney Co. will close at least 60 Disney stores in North America this year, the company announced Wednesday. That amounts to about one-third of the stores in North America; there are about 300 worldwide.

Shopping has changed shopping during the coronavirus pandemic – and so has Disney's entire business with its theme parks closed to some extent, while its Disney+ streaming service blossomed to 94.9 million subscribers. Disney's revenue in the October-December quarter fell 22% to $16.25 billion from $20.88 billion in the previous year but still beat Wall Street expectations.

This move is meant to capitalize on consumers' embrace of online shopping and address what shoppers "expect from a retailer,” said Stephanie Young, president, consumer products games and publishing, in a statement

“Over the past few years, we’ve been focused on meeting consumers where they are already spending their time, such as the expansion of Disney store shop-in-shops around the world," Young said. "We now plan to create a more flexible, interconnected e-commerce experience that gives consumers easy access to unique, high-quality products across all our franchises.”

This won't affect more than 600 Disney Parks stores and other locations, including Disney stores inside Target stores

Also shoppers can expect new merchandise including adult clothing, street wear and home products and collectibles. A recent example: a special edition "Star Wars – The Mandalorian The Child in Floating Hover Pram," with a plush toy of "The Child" or Grogu, the character from the Disney+ series. The toy, which uses magnetic power to levitate 2½ inches off the base, is currently valued at more than $9,000 in a charity auction ending Friday.

USA Today - 4 mars 2021.

Dommage car il y a des articles spécifiques à certaines villes ; j'ai acheté à Chicago le sweet shirt "Mickey in wind city" que je n'ai vu nulle part ailleurs.

Ça fait mal au coeur d'apprendre une telle nouvelle. Je pense surtout à toutes les personnes qui étaient employées dans les boutiques.
C'est un coup dur pour eux.

@Disteph a écrit:

Si Disney envisage ça en France, il va falloir que le Shopdisney France gagne en efficacité et en disponibilité de ses produits.

Je l'espère. Lorsque j'ai fait la comparaison entre celui US, UK et France, on a nettement moins de choix sur beaucoup d'articles...

@Thomasdu84 a écrit:

EUh, en france, ils ont déjà fait ça puis quelques années maintenant... Lyon, marseille... Ils ont tous fermés.

C'est vraiment dommage.
Il y en avait un dans le centre commercial les quatre temps à La Défense mais il a fermé y a plusieurs années de cela.
Même s'il suffit de prendre le RER (juste une station) pour aller à celui des Champs-Élysées, je trouvais sympa d'en avoir un dans le centre commercial.

J'espère sincèrement que ce qui se passe aux USA ne se produira pas en France.

Les magasins concernés par la fermeture ont été publiés :

Stores that will close in the near future:
Arizona: Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale
California: Arcadia, Montclair, Roseville, San Diego, Mission Viejo, Montebello, Salinas, San Jose, Santa Monica
Colorado: Broomfield
Florida: Aventura, Tampa
Illinois: Chicago (State Street), Rosemont
Indiana: Indianapolis, Merrillville
Kansas: Overland Park
Maryland: Baltimore, Hanover
Missouri: St. Louis Galleria
New Jersey: Freehold
New York: Riverhead, Staten Island
Ohio: North Olmsted
Oregon: Portland
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh, Springfield
Tennessee: Knoxville
Texas: El Paso, Houston (Willowbrook Mall and Memorial City), San Antonio (Ingram Park Mall, North Star Mall, Rivercenter Mall), Laredo
In Canada, the Square One location in Mississauga and the Rocky View location in Alberta are slated to be closing in the coming weeks.