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Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills by MattGaiser on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:03PM (#22980446)
> but they'd at least get to try to save their own business. Right now they don't stand a chance as it's entirely out of their control.

True. They are powerless over their fate at the moment and they can't even begin to move online.

They probably can re-open. The challenge is just going to be on drawing the line. Furniture is ok, but what about Build A Bear or a mattress store?

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Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills by cm2187 on Saturday April 25, 2020 @03:23PM (#22980611)
I have seen various reports that discretionary spending online has sunk massively, so not sure that would help. The perspective of a big economic crisis (and job loss) has collapsed the demand. And if your business is a bar...
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