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Got a Minute? Shopping … then and now
As I write this in September, I am starting to see Christmas decorations arrive in several stores. After being raised in the retail world, and with 50-plus years' experience, it no longer shocks me.
Right now, I have seen simultaneous displays of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. In my first years of retailing, Christmas was not mentioned until after Thanksgiving. Back then, most stores were closed on Sundays, too.
Malls changed that. Open every evening, Sundays, and many holidays, they pushed most other retailers to follow suit, opening on Sundays, later evening hours, and holidays. The interstate highways made it easier to get to the malls, but for many it was still a considerable ride there and back. Even though there was lots of parking at the malls, it was often a long walk from the car to a particular shop. Malls, though, were considered the epitome of convenience.
Consumer Sentiment Uncertain Before Holidays | PYMNTS.com
But that's not how things have played out half a year on, and the majority of U.S. consumers now expect disruptions to drag on well into 2021.
But no matter what the cause, it's pretty clear as we inch toward the holiday-shopping season that U.S. consumers have evolved into somewhat different people since the pandemic began. But exactly what they've evolved into remains somewhat tricky to predict a few weeks before the season kicks off.
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But faced with the outbreak's tremendous economic uncertainty, Americans quickly learned to be better savers. The U.S. personal savings rate hit an historic 33 percent of disposable income in April as Americans hunkered down amid COVID-19.
Importance of shopping local during the pandemic | WHP
While you're here, how about this:
Authorities: 1 dead in shooting at Indiana shopping mall - ABC News
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A shooting at a northern Indiana mall left one person dead and sent shoppers running for safety, authorities said.
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The shooting prompted the evacuation of the mall in the city just east of South Bend. Officers remained posted around the mall for hours afterward.
Videos posted on social media showed people running out of the mall in the seconds after the shooting.
Renee Dominik, 44, told the South Bend Tribune that she was in a mall play area with her husband and two children when she heard gunfire.
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This needed to stop, and I realized the only way I could significantly control my spending was to lower the amount of money I brought with me to the store, which meant hiding the credit card and just bringing cash.
Amazon Opens New Fulfillment Center in California in Time for Peak Shopping Season -
Amazon opened another fulfillment center in California, this one in Beaumont. The additional capacity comes as the online marketplace deals with the increase in shopping due to the pandemic and the peak holiday shopping season ahead.
The 640,000 square-foot fulfillment center will be used to fulfill small items such as books, electronics, school supplies and home goods, and it employs over 1,000 full-time associates.
You can get an idea of Amazon’s reach in California by perusing MWPVL’s chart listing Amazon fulfillment facilities (by country, then by state). MWPVL International is a supply chain and logistics company.
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"It's like sharing a closet with your best friend if your best friend was the trendiest coolest blogger," says founder and CEO Brittany Johnson.
You get to pick new styles for just about any occasion, along with accessories, and then when you're done just ship them back.
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It's a movement fueled by younger generations who feel the pressure to stay trendy on social media and never get caught in the same outfit twice.
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