A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.
People are less embarrassed asking for items from a robot than a human.
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Have you ever bought an item and then just not gotten around to using it because the time never felt right? New studies suggest an explanation for what researchers call nonconsumption.
This doesn’t have to be the end for empty retail space.
People in masks shop for essential items at Costco in Mississauga, Ont., on April 18, 2021. Costco insists its in-store customers wear masks even if they claim exemptions.
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Retailers are grappling with anti-maskers during the pandemic. That’s because of the complicated relationship between businesses and customers when it comes to accommodating health conditions.
Shoppers like to touch products – and this can also make them spend more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures and an increased desire to localize production and use supply chains that are close to home.
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Myriam Ertz, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Damien Hallegatte, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Imen Latrous, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), and Julien Bousquet, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rise in digital localism — consumers using online local sites to buy and supply goods. Do platforms born during COVID-19 have a chance of survival?
Experts weigh in on whether they will sit and eat at a restaurant.
People wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 walk past a window display at a store in downtown Vancouver on Dec. 13, 2020.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing has become more than a safety regulation for those working in retail — it’s a sign of respect and an acknowledgement that they’re people too.
Get a smile on that mask covered face through retail therapy.
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Gavin Brown, University of Liverpool; Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Stuart Mills, London School of Economics and Political Science
With limits on family time this Christmas, are we going to supplement Christmas spirit with presents?
The 2019 Christmas market in Birmingham, UK.
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In October, the Hudson’s Bay Company announced that it would be closing its flagship location in downtown Winnipeg. This closure is reflective of the changing nature of downtown neighbourhoods.