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Editor s Note: This story is part of a series about the pandemic s impact on retail in 2020, and what it means for 2021. Find the rest of the stories here.
As the White House and Congress work out yet another COVID-19 economic relief package and medical experts try to figure out what variants of the coronavirus mean for the effectiveness of vaccines, people are trying to just hang on until things get back to normal.
That goes for businesses, too. If some that have been hit hardest by the pandemic restaurants, movie theaters, event venues and hotels can make it through to the other side, they ll pick up where they left off. Their customers seem ready, with signs of pent-up demand to dine out, travel and enjoy some entertainment that doesn t involve their televisions.