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Not all retailers are downsizing their physical assets in the wake of the pandemic. Far from it.

Visa and Mastercard’s decision to delay an estimated $1.2 billion increase in credit card interchange fees was cheered by the retail industry, which wants the companies to cancel the planned increase altogether. 

Walmart has been dethroned.

A new study suggests that when a big company increases wages, it causes companies in the same market to follow suit —and with no notable loss in jobs.

Eight in 10 Americans think the federal minimum wage is too low and two-thirds support increasing it to $15 per hour.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not the main factor behind all retail bankruptcies last year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce, especially among consumers under 35.

It won’t result in a suspended driver’s license, but Americans are cutting back on drinking and shopping, with much lower spending levels.

Though retail real estate investment trusts continue to tread a rough road back to normalcy, strong advancement was made by them during the holiday season.

The pandemic remains the largest uncertainty and the biggest risk the economy faces in 2021.