, mirroring what is happening in the wider economy where retailers are stuck with goods on their shelves and producers of a range of products in high demand early in the pandemic now face a glut.Heather Ainsworth for The Wall Street JournalDiscounts returned as stores tried to entice cost-conscious customers who were willing to wait for the best deals. Theis a reversal from the past two years, when supply-chain backlogs and shipping delays created an urgency among consumers to shop earlier.
Shoppers are again waiting longer for the best holiday deals as retailers tried to lure them back to stores with discounts.The restaurant industry, which experienced some of the biggest reductions in jobs and workers after the pandemic struck the U.S., . Restaurants and bars added 62,000 jobs in November, according to the Labor Department. Restaurant owners and workers attribute the return to a combination of factors including pay increases, improving working conditions and fewer opportunities elsewhere.Unfilled job openings continue to weigh on many small businesses. But December marked the first time since July where more small-business owners said in a survey for the Journal that they found it easier—rather than harder—to find workers.
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