Because, yes, the pandemic is still raging, and a lot of customers are still hesitant to go shopping.

After opening her children’s clothing store in May, this first-time entrepreneur is seeing a profit. Now if she can just figure out why her customers shop when they do.

The push to support Black-owned businesses has meant exponential growth for Aliya Wanek’s clothing line.

Going into the fall and the holidays, retailers are being cautious about what they buy.

The venerable department store is closing all 38 of its brick-and-mortar locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

“Everything is interconnected,” said Patty Delgado, CEO of Hija de tu Madre. “I think no business or no industry is totally immune to this.”

With clothing sales way down, there are not a lot of good options.

While retail employees need to be in stores, others don’t have to work from an office to be productive.

Malls were already having a tough time before COVID-19 with the rise in online shopping. The pandemic accelerated those e-commerce trends.

They’re more and more becoming one-stop shops for people who want to consolidate shopping trips.