Since last year, the cost of shipping from China has increased by 80% due to pandemic-related lockdowns. At a time when consumers are much more likely to spend, supplies are not meeting demands.
President Trump announced in the statement that White House senior staff would get the vaccine at a later stage of the roll-out and that essential workers would be placed at the front of the line at this time.
News of a vaccine sent the US financial markets soaring this week and there’s real hope that maybe we may have taken a giant step in dealing with the virus once and for all.
With in-store sales expected to drop 35% as a result of the pandemic, major retailers are prolonging the sale to last a few more days and investing heavily in online offers.
The government's handling of the pandemic, childcare, unemployment relief and other sensitive topics has made it progressively harder for republicans and democrats to work together.