On Thursday, office-supply retailer Staples joined the crowd of brick and mortar retailers clearly hurt by a tepid holiday shopping season and competition from online ecommerce. But Staples' attitude appears to be "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
Despite airing a retro-themed commercial during the Super Bowl that turned out to be a lot of self-deprecating fun (during an evening full of self-important, serious ads), RadioShack is not seeing a bump in business. The company just announced it would close about a fifth of its locations.
