Retail Spending Dips For 3rd Straight Month As Infections Surge
Restaurants and bars are reeling from persistent spikes of coronavirus cases. Earlier holiday sales also meant online shopping and electronics sales dipped in December. Retail sales fell 0.7%.
by Alina Selyukh
Jan 15, 2021
1 minute
Restaurants and bars are reeling from persistent spikes of coronavirus cases and related restrictions, driving retail spending in December down for the third month in a row.
Even as shoppers continue to splurgeon shopping, people have cut back on going
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