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Why these closed restaurants may never reopen

Will these shuttered restaurants be able to reopen after pandemic?

04/02/2020

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Why these closed restaurants may never reopen

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Will these shuttered restaurants be able to reopen after pandemic?

A sector of the economy that is being hit especially hard amid the coronavirus pandemic is the restaurant industry. In normal times, Americans were spending roughly as much money on dining out as they were at grocery stores. With restaurants now closed, more than 3 millions jobs have been lost nationwide. Paul Solman reports on the impact on establishments in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

04/02/2020

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