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A woman walks by a closed store in a shopping mall in Montréal, in January 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Department stores survived the pandemic by being adaptable and innovative

The lessons the retail industry learned during the pandemic will continue to shape department store strategies and guide their transformation in the future.
Shelves that held hand sanitizer and hand soap are mostly empty at a Target in Jersey City, N.J. on March 2, 2020. As fears of the pandemic grow, consumers are stockpiling goods in case they’re quarantined. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people are stockpiling essential supplies. But policy-makers may be able to influence both the supply and demand through public announcements and advisories.

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