ðə dˈɔːn ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti 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.
The dawn of the 2020's 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.