WWD | June 30, 2021 After more than a year in a pandemic, consumers say they’re ready to get back to brick-and-mortar. According to a new global research report by Mood Media, 80 percent of consumers now feel “somewhat comfortable” or “very comfortable” visiting physical stores. In fact, 60 percent of survey respondents told the company they plan to revert back to pre-pandemic shopping habit levels by or before the end of this year and 21 percent of respondents say their shop

WWD | May 6, 2021 Retail's rebound continues. U.S. retail sales rose 23% April 2021 from April last year, and nearly 11% compared to April 2019, gearing towards restaurants, e-commerce and department stores, according to Mastercard. Online sales grew nearly 20% in April compared to April 2020. Department stores rose 202% in April last year. Spending at restaurants grew 118% last month compared to April 2020. (Mastercard SpendingPulse data) “Restaurants have turned a corner,”