Investors have been talking about the retail apocalypse for years, but it was the pandemic that more clearly separated the retail sector into the haves and have-nots.
Most retailers got crushed by the pandemic, especially mall-based chains like department stores and those in the apparel sector. During a time when e-commerce and features like curbside pickup have become especially important, the mall ecosystem has been a poor fit. Among the sectors that did thrive were home goods retailers and multi-category retailers that benefited from shoppers consolidating trips. The biggest three in that category, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) , Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) , and Target (NYSE: TGT) , are also the three largest retail apocalypse-proof stocks on the market right now. Let's take a look at what each has to offer.
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The 3 Largest Retail Apocalypse-Proof Stocks in 2021