There will be a tsunami of retail activity! I’ll be shopping for sure!
I’m going to buy presents for myself.
Let’s see how “regular” Americans respond after being isolated in their homes for three weeks, all the while being pounded incessantly with fear-inducing, panic-sustaining breathless reporting about the Chinese Virus. Will stores and shops re-open as places we’ll want to flock to in an effort to get back to normal living and enjoy a brief respite from all the panic? Or will they look like, as my local supermarket did yesterday morning, an infirmary in some third-world country ... not a recipe for a pleasant shopping experience but something we’ll likely need to endure for a while until people learn to deal with their fear of the Chinese Virus. My comments are not meant as a criticism of fearful people; rather as the reality we need to be prepared for if we fail to realize the massive damage that has been done to our society in just three weeks.
After WWII ended, most thought that we'd drop right back into the Depression. Instead, there was such a pent-up demand, the economy really took off.
I see the same happening here. While a lot of damage has been done to small businesses, I believe there will be a surprising rebound (to the despair of the Left).