ZH: The staggering impact of online shopping

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By LoadstarEditorial

09/12/2020

ZERO HEDGE writes:

Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog,

The ramifications of online shopping during this holiday season while covid-19 rages across the land will be staggering. The fourth quarter is the time of year when retailers normally make the bulk of their annual profits thanks to holiday shopping. The National Retail Federation reported online shopping soared 44% over the five days, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This indicates a huge drop in foot traffic in brick-in-mortar-stores at a ...

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