In the second half of 2021, things started looking rosier on the physical retail side as many retailers reopened their stores. However, they had to shut their stores and limit staff and working hours when the Omicron variant cases surged recently. Apple and The Sarah Jessica Parker Collection, a shoe boutique in Manhattan, closed its doors to consumers temporarily after the US reported around 2M COVID cases. Co-founder of job search platform Adzunadata said that retail job ads fell 26% in mid-December, during a time when retail job demand usually surges up. The Sarah Jessica Parker Collection, a shoe boutique in Manhattan, has also closed its physical retail outlets to curb COVID.
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