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Originally Posted by dmbmuskie
You people think we have school in 2 weeks? Wheels are already turning.
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My county is highly vaccinated and still in moderate transmission.
I have no doubt they'll return in person, but I don't know how long it'll last. My oldest should be there every day - he's in the middle school, so there's no excuse not to have the majority vaccinated. I don't know how many actually are though, and it'll be ridiculous and a shame if they have to go online because kids didn't get vaccinated (when he's in the age eligible group).
I did just reach out to the catholic school my oldest previously attended b/c I may enroll my youngest (kindergarten). They went in person every day last year, so I expect this year to be the same for them. And I have zero desire to have kindergarten go hybrid or remote.
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Originally Posted by BTBaboon
This isn't really a politics topics, but it's not really (solely) an investment thread topics either:
Amazon missed their sales target, and their stock is getting crushed in pre-market; taking the Nasdaq with it.
The sales miss, on its face, is somewhat of a shock. But when you peel it back a bit, it makes sense - consumers spent all of 2020 stocking up on endless home and consumer goods. Now that restrictions have eased (or were eased, in Q2), people are moving their spend to travel/hospitality/leisure. What I think has markets spooked a bit is whether or not Amazon busted its nut in 2020, and is less likely to see high level of consumer activity on its platform in Q3.
And it asks whether the conventional wisdom of this new post-pandemic "new normal" is right - is e-commerce here to stay as the end all? Or will traditional retail regain footing post-pandemic.
For the folks in here - being vaccinated and assuming Delta can be controlled within a month or two, are you more likely to shop in-person for some of the items you may have simply ordered in 2020 online due to the mobility restrictions and concerns (anything from consumer goods/retail items, or even groceries)? Does the in-person experience offer benefits you value, or will you stick primarily with the convenience of shopping on the apps?
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Pre-pandemic, I already did curbside or deliver for 90% of my groceries. It's just more convenient, and obviously cuts impulse buys.
The rest of my shopping had been and is still heavily online.
But, since April, I have gone to the mall 3 times, which is honestly more than the last 5 years combined.
I did go inside to the pet store today to buy supplies for our new puppy.
I don't see my habits changing. The only time I really avoided going inside a store was last spring. Last summer, I changed what stores I went to based on mask compliance (we largely lived in the Laurel Highlands last summer, so I switched from shopping in Somerset (zero masks) to Ligonier (almost 100% masks).
My youngest has been playing Christmas music and I mentioned to my husband how excited I was for Christmas this year b/c (among other things) I love going shopping for Christmas. His response was "you shop online anyway." :l0l
(which yes, normally, but I love going inside stores during Christmas).
We always keep a close eye on earnings reports and tech stocks due to my husband being in the industry. Two weeks ago (or so), a player that took off during the pandemic bought his company (it was publicly announced, just not closing until 2022), which is ironic b/c his company was an angel investor in them pre-pandemic. So we've been especially in tuned lately.