How the nesting economy is changing the way Americans consume, maybe forever
Clorox Co., Amazon.com Inc. and Domino’s Pizza Inc. can’t ramp up fast enough to meet demand for cleaning products, home deliveries and snack food. More people are streaming videos from Netflix and music from Spotify. Shares of Peloton Interactive Inc. have soared as fitness buffs scrap their gym memberships.
Meanwhile companies that rely on people traveling, being together or venturing out in public are crashing. Restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory Inc. furloughed most of its workers. Air carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. and...
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