“Sears Slumps In Appliances As Kenmore Fails To Attract Millennial Shoppers”
I think a lot of companies that used to cater to people setting up households are feeling the pinch; once people aren’t starting families and setting up “homes” (buying houses or renting apartments for a spouse and children), then sales in many things (as basic as kitchen utensils) will drop off.
Illegal aliens play a key role (in government’s mind) to preventing this stagnation; they are viewed as a necessary evil to keep this type of economy moving.
In the olden days, "family items" such as mortgages, station wagons, large appliances (washer/dryer sets, refrigerators), home furnishings, and life insurance saw brisk business.
These days people will spend five dollars for a cup of gussied-up coffee or twenty for a fancy manicure or a hundred or so for the latest electronic toy.
It's all about short-term gratification.