ðə dˈɔːn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti z sˈɔː sˈɛvɹəl stˈoːɹid tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt stˈoːɹ ɹˈiːteɪlɚz ˈʌpdeɪt ðɛɹ bɹˈɪkændmˈɔːɹɾɚ fˈɔːɹmæts ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃt əpˌɑːn tʊ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː baɪ sˈɛvɹəl dˈɪdʒɪɾəl ɹˈiːteɪlɚz ɪn ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə kˈɑːvɪd pændˈɛmɪk.
The dawn of the early 2020s saw several storied traditional department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years in addition to the COVID pandemic.