Please answer the following questions illustrating critical thinking skills. Use detail where appropriate.

The attached files provide information in order to answer the questions in detail.
Please answer the question in detail, with no empty answers. The only source that can be used is the information attached. No outside sources!

The Source being used: Rosen, E. I. (2002). The Globalization of the U.S. Apparel Industry: Making Sweatshops. University of California Press

Why has department store business declined in the US along with department store business in England, Germany, and Italy?

How has the profitability paradox affected this decline in profits?

How has the profitability paradox changed the way retailers do business?

List and describe at least two ways the industry has prevailed during this time
of retail flux (instability)?