"BIDENOMICS" Heading into the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle Mass Layoffs are Skyrocketing in the summer of 2024. 32 Major Companies Have Axed a Crushing Number of Jobs and Closed Down a Massive Number of Outlets and Stores. Fuel prices are once again soaring in places like California, New York and Chicago. The popular bookseller retail chain Barnes & Noble have announced a few store closures for 2024. Two of which have already shut down, a location in Naperville, Illinois, which closed in January after 25 years, and another in Georgia that closed in late March. Two California stores are set to close later this year, with the Merced location slated to close in May and the Antioch store expected to close in the fall. The most notable closure is the Tribeca location in New York City, which had been a fixture for 16 years, and closed in January due to the redevelopment of its building. In 2023, the company closed a total of 34 locations nationwide. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADVANCEMENT of WHITE PEOPLE