Black Friday beer, e-commerce boom and bad news for restaurants

How Black Friday became synonymous with special-release beer

Although this year looked different, Black Friday still brought us sales galore -- and special release beer. Why do so many specialty beers launch on Black Friday? It goes back to 1990s Chicago. Find out how Goose Island Brewery got the beer industry in on the Black Friday madness.

New COVID-19 restrictions could permanently close a third of US restaurants

The National Restaurant Association has highlighted the restaurant industry's sales decline in October, the first since the industry started recovering from the blow of initial pandemic shutdowns. Tome Bene, the head of the group, wrote a letter to the National Governor's Association last week saying, "We continue to support aggressive steps to protect the nation’s public health. But there is an unfounded impression that restaurants are part of the problem, and we are suffering as a result of inconsistent, restrictive mandates."

What will happen to e-commerce after the pandemic?

E-commerce is undoubtedly a major beneficiary of the pandemic, boasting the equivalent of four to six years of growth so far in 2020. With multiple vaccines emerging over the last couple of weeks, an end to the pandemic seems to be in sight. The future of e-commerce is dependent upon whether consumer habits or consumer emotions will prevail as we transition back to a 'normal' world.

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How Black Friday became synonymous with special-release beer

New COVID-19 restrictions could permanently close a third of US restaurants

What will happen to e-commerce after the pandemic?

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