As Congress still wrangles over the next stimulus package and COVID flares up in new parts of the country, economists, executives and independent owners are expressing their concern for the well-being of small businesses.
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AVB affiliate ProSource, the nation’s largest audio, video and integration buying group, has launched the first lighting technology certification (LTC) program in the industry.
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CES, one of the world’s largest trade shows, is following AVB’s lead by moving the confab entirely online this winter to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
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The U.S. moved closer to a national mask mandate this week as some of the country’s largest retailers including Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Kroger, Kohl’s, CVS and Walgreens joined three more states — Alabama, Colorado and Montana — in making face coverings a must indoors.
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ProSource, the largest audio, video and integration buying group in the U.S., just got larger.
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Appliances aren’t members’ only category that has seemingly benefitted from the consumer lockdown.
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A trade group representing the nation’s largest retailers has asked the governors of all 50 states to make the wearing of facemasks mandatory within stores and to take responsibility for enforcement.
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Retail revenue returned with a vengeance last month, as cooped-up consumers around the country began revisiting newly reopened stores, stimulus checks in hand.
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Consumer confidence, as measured by The Conference Board’s monthly Consumer Confidence Index, stabilized in May following a sharp decline in April.
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The world’s largest retail trade association has thrown its support behind national legislation that would help businesses obtain insurance coverage for pandemics.
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