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March 24, 2017

Shoppers skip stores, even as showrooms

  • Stores are fighting an uphill battle as people buy fewer clothes, spend online or shop discounters, and demand more convenient ways to buy.
    • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK — Erica Dao used to shop at malls once a month, looking in stores and seeing what the mannequins displayed. Now, she mainly looks for inspiration on social media.

    “I discover brands through Instagram,” said Dao, 33, of St. Paul, Minnesota.


     
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