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Will Covid-19 finally force discount retailers to embrace online selling?
The global pandemic has accelerated many trends in retail. First, there is the shift to online shopping, which increased during the lockdown to account for almost a third of all retail sales. The second is the continued growth of discount retailers. So far, discount stores have mostly fallen behind in terms of selling online due …
Can Mexican artisans switch to online sales?
It’s almost cliché now to say that the pandemic has hit people hard, often those who can least afford it. These include Mexican artisans, whose centuries-old traditions today depend on the tourism industry and the festival calendar. Who knows when the festivals will resume and when people will decide it’s safe? To make matters worse, …