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Stores Reborn as E-Commerce Warehouses

Posted on July 21, 2020November 19, 2020 by David Wertheimer

From the Wall Street Journal, a prediction that shuttered brick-and-mortar stores will be reborn as ecommerce distribution centers. Early indications are interesting: no foot traffic, but an increase jobs, as the retailers need more hands to pick, pack and ship than to staff cash registers.

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After Shopping is chronicling the changing retail landscape in the wake of the 2020 covid-19 crisis. By David Wertheimer. Questions/tips: david at after dot shopping

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