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Weeks ahead will test retailers’ lofty expectations
Shoppers ascend and descend an escalator at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, November 14, 2020. Mark Makela | Reuters Is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas? Perhaps not, this year. With 24 days until the big holiday, retailers hope consumers will keep spending. Shoppers started purchasing holiday gifts early this year, but the Thanksgiving weekend shopping events, from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, weren’t as strong as some had hoped. Although analysts expect retail sales will hit lofty expectations, there is a lack of holiday buzz, according to Deborah Weinswig, founder and CEO of Coresight Research. “Typically, people are like ‘How’s your holiday shopping…
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H.K. Disneyland Shuts Down After Single Covid-19 Situation, Weeks Immediately after Very same Go By Shanghai Park
Topline Hong Kong Disneyland shut down for the day Wednesday following a visitor at the park Sunday analyzed optimistic for Covid-19, just weeks following Shanghai Disneyland briefly shuttered around a solitary circumstance, in a sharp distinction to the U.S., where by Disney’s concept parks have lifted social distancing actions and remained open via local Covid-19 surges. Guests acquire a selfie at Hong Kong Disneyland on June 18, 2020. Affiliated Press Vital Info Hong Kong Disneyland claimed it shut Wednesday out of “an abundance of caution” so that afflicted staff members can be tested for Covid-19 “sooner,” with CNN reporting the park was shut following a visitor tested preliminary optimistic for…