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Although retail shopping has dwindled in recent years, it’s far from dead. In fact, e-commerce reportedly accounts for less than 15 percent of retail sales in 2019, which means the vast majority of ...

Despite much naysaying, the Covid-19 pandemic did not issue a death knell to the brick-and-mortar retail industry. But if businesses can’t or won’t adapt, the current crisis of inflation just might.

Before the shutdown, online shopping became a fixture of the retail economy. In an increasingly competitive retail environment, rents have fluctuated widely while brick-and-mortar shops have struggled ...

Retail had been forced to make some major changes. As all non-essential businesses were urged to shut down, foot traffic into brick-and-mortar retail stores all but vanished. Even with staggered ...