Retail
September 21, 2020
Consumers may be in a shopping mood this holiday season. Image credit: Unsplash
By Sarah Ramirez
With less than 70 days until Black Friday, retailers are preparing for a holiday shopping season with higher stakes than usual with the hopes of recovering losses from months of store closures.
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