{"id":1900570,"date":"2023-03-17T23:11:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T03:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-shutdowns-permanently-changed-us-consumerism\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T23:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T03:13:07","slug":"how-shutdowns-permanently-changed-us-consumerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-shutdowns-permanently-changed-us-consumerism\/","title":{"rendered":"How shutdowns permanently changed US consumerism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-shutdowns-permanently-changed-us-consumerism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1900570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 float-left body colgap-l-50\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78739907\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Three years into Covid-19, federal government struggling to understand scope of pandemic fraud\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a panel of 20 inspectors general from across government tasked with overseeing pandemic aid, announced in January that its investigators identified nearly 70,000 \"questionable\" Social Security numbers that were used to obtain more than $5 billion from the Small Business Administration's two pandemic loan programs, raising the prospect of massive fraud. The Paycheck Protection Program, a relief fund designed to help businesses keep staff on the payroll during lockdowns with forgivable loans, was especially vulnerable to abuse during the early months of the pandemic. That's because the federal government did not take even basic steps to verify borrowers' claims in 2020.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M2S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-13 20:28:15\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1261888_th_1678739502.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1261888.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78739907\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1261888\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">F<\/span>From replacing waitstaff with cellphones to picking up groceries in the car without having to leave the house, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on how businesses and companies function every day. <\/p>\n<p>The most significant changes were made in the way people shop. The most significant changes were made to the business model during the pandemic. For example, stores increased their online presence so that customers could still order their products from the company they choose with very little interaction. <\/p>\n<p><b>SVB COLLAPSE. SORTING FACT IN SILICON-VALLEY BANK GAME<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The overarching way that shopping has changed since the pandemic is that people got more comfortable with a digitized experience with online shopping,&#8221; Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet Personal Finance Expert, told <i>Axios.<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>Customers can also shop online using curbside pick-up. This helped to limit the number of people who were in contact with the virus during the pandemic. Curbside pickup can be more expensive, but some customers will still pay the increased price for simplicity and convenience. <\/p>\n<p>In order to adjust for these changes, employees and workloads were also adjusted. Instacart and DoorDash hired additional employees to move items, while Target and Walmart specifically hired staff to prepare curbside pickup orders. <\/p>\n<p>The restaurant industry has also seen major changes since the pandemic. They still offer in-store pickups. The most significant change in restaurant business is the removal of printed menus. These have been replaced by QR codes. The reason for this change is that menus are often touched, which could have affected the spread of the virus. <\/p>\n<p><b>CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON XAMINER<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Technomic surveyed 1,000 people in 2022 and found that 88% preferred physical menus to online ordering. <\/p>\n<p>Another shift in restaurant menus was made. &#8220;pay at the table&#8221; Customers can pay for their meals on their own, rather than flagging down a waiter. Fast food restaurants have added kiosks to their dining rooms, allowing customers to order food and limit interactions with staff.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/how-covid-19-permanently-changed-american-consumerism\">How US consumption has changed forever after the shutdown<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From replacing waitstaff with phones to picking up groceries without leaving the car, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a lasting change in the way that businesses and companies operate on a day-to-day basis. 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