There was a time when online shopping was an inexpensive and effective way to find obscure merchandise and avoid a trip to the store. Then the coronavirus struck and turned the web into a way for homebound consumers to purchase life’s necessities. E-commerce became a lifeline rather than a luxury […]
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Little India, already struggling before the pandemic, is at a crossroads
Mala Malani, owner of Sona Chaandi, adjusts a sari on a mannequin at her department store in the Little India shopping district in Artesia. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) Seema Choudhary needed eight traditional Indian outfits for her daughter’s dance troupe. A few years ago, she might have driven the roughly […]
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Online shopping scams flourish on social media during pandemic
A shift toward online shopping during COVID-19, global supply chain crisis, and a resurging economy have all created a recipe for a breakneck holiday shopping season – one where online shopping fraud poses a tremendous risk to consumers. Online purchase scams have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and social media ads […]
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CT Spas see customers return, along with effects of pandemic skin neglect
The skincare and spa industry was greatly impacted by the pandemic as people stopped going to get treatments. Now, Connecticut spa owners say people are seeing the effects that forgoing regular treatment resulted in. At the end of 2021, that has served as a catalyst for bringing customers back to […]