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Post-pandemic economic trends have hurt sales of these types of products. Lysenko Andrii / Shutterstock.com
Consumer behavior occasionally seems to change on a whim. Other times, though, what people are buying — or not buying — can be explained by major forces affecting the economy. Today’s shopping trends can largely be traced back to the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic inflation that followed. These unprecedented forces have propelled consumers on a spending rollercoaster over the last five years…