Retail
April 15, 2020
COVID-19 is creating a retail market of haves and have-nots: National Retail Federation. Image credit: NRF
By Luxury Daily News Service
Retail sales in the United States posted their biggest monthly drop on record during March as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttered restaurants, bars and many stores nationwide, with stay-at-home mandates also affecting gas sales.
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