COVID-19 significantly changes retail industry in Europe Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-04 15:30 People wearing protective masks walk past a window display of a closed retail store in London, Britain, Dec 20, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
FRANKFURT The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cash-loving Europeans to embrace significant changes in their shopping behaviors. It is believed that booming online business and less cash payment will keep on going even in the post-pandemic era.
In February, adjusted retail turnover in Germany declined by 9 percent in real terms from a year earlier, following the second COVID-19 lockdown, which caused a large number of shops to close, Federal Statistical Office said on Thursday.
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WINNIPEG More than 500 Winnipeggers who started their Easter Sunday without power can now turn their lights back on. Manitoba Hydro said in a tweet Sunday morning, around 10:30 a.m., there were outages affecting about 550 customers in the Downtown and Centennial area of Winnipeg. The Crown corporation said in a tweet that power was restored about 40 minutes later, at 11:10 a.m. While the exact cause is unknown, Manitoba Hydro said in a Tweet that it has seen more wildlife – including geese, squirrels and ravens – contacting power lines. The outage came about an hour after Manitoba Hydro restored power for about 500 people in the Fort Rouge area who were in the dark Sunday morning.