Retail
October 22, 2020
Panic about COVID-19 means folks will spend less on holiday gifts this year. Image: Selfridges
By Ellen Kelleher
Anxiety and stress about COVID-19 are encouraging holiday shoppers to spend cautiously and favor online shopping over mall expeditions as they make their homes as festive as possible for Christmas.
{"ct":"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","iv":"e8c961d5d8e258c1ba97e5ac7831ed23","s":"a51c3fb1ac458897"}
Share your thoughts. Click here