Winner – The New York Times: The human side of the retail shakeout
- Contributors – Michael Corkery, Nelson D. Schwartz
- Judges’ Comments – Three engaging stories about the widespread impact of the shift to online retail and slow demise of brick-and-mortar shopping. This was the human aspect covered in a fresh way — how a former worker now “lives” at the closed Macy’s store that’s now a homeless shelter. It also offers insightful comparison between employee benefits at Sears and Amazon and a story of a former Toys “R” Us employee turned labor activist.
