Research
March 20, 2020
The coronavirus cell. Image courtesy of the Center for Disease Control
By Dianna Dilworth
The COVID-19 coronavirus has dramatically disrupted the lives of consumers globally and as this pandemic spreads, shoppers worldwide are transforming their behavior to adapt.
{"ct":"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","iv":"100ee6ec6559d02994e821911eb67c45","s":"5a69e0b1ad9ad5fb"}
Share your thoughts. Click here