One eye-popping chart explains the state of retail jobs

Retail has seen quite the shake-up amid the rise of Amazon and other online distributors.
The demand for "traditional" retail jobs — such as cashiers in malls — is drying up as companies continue to close physical stores.
At the same time, more jobs are available in non-store retail positions (think: Amazon and others) as consumers transition to online shopping. However, those jobs only partially offset the other losses.
The trend is well illustrated in a chart shared by Be