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and around the globe) as China’s economy shrinks? As has been widely reported, it took a global pandemic to hobble a growth streak that had been the hallmark of China’s economy for decades. The world’s second-largest economy shrank 6.8 What will the ripple effects be for retailers (in the U.S. and Europe.
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