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	Podcast:		Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
	Episode:		Retailers are in “unprecedented times,” too
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:27:36
	Publish Date:		2022-06-07 23:30:49
	Description:		It’s been tricky for retailers to pin down what consumers want. At the height of the pandemic, shoppers focused on furniture, appliances and other home goods online, so stores stocked up, betting that the spending on domestic stuff would last. But now that Americans are investing less in furnishings and sweatpants, stores are left with unwanted inventory. Plus, a strong dollar buys stress for international companies and winemakers try to salvage grapes tainted by wildfire smoke.
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