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What The Coronavirus Pandemic Means For The Future Of Retail

The Commerce Department reported last week that retail spending fell by the largest number on record last month.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Derek Thompson (@DKThomp), senior editor at the Atlantic about what the pandemic means for the future of retail. His article “The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever” is out Monday.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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