As Shoppers Return To Stores, Retailers Are Facing Challenges Of Their Own
Jun 03, 2021
Americans are going back to one of their favorite pastimes: store shopping. With more people getting vaccinated and dropping their face masks, retailers from Walmart to Macy’s are seeing an eager return to their stores after more than a year of their customers migrating online during the pandemic. Marcia Williams, who lives in a Philadelphia suburb and who stuck to online shopping only during the height of COVID-19, went back to her local mall right after she was fully vaccinated last month. That was her first time in more than a year. Read more at Fortune.
I am all in favor of visiting stores again. Macy’s needs to drop the mask requirement! I can go to Target, Walmart, Meijer, Home Depot, etc. with no mask needed. I have been vaccinated. The other huge issue, is these stores need to get merchandise. Many shelves are barely filled or very low.
They have to make a concerted effort to get these shopper’s back to the stores and away from online.