Retail

COVID-19 vaccines to stress-test grocery stores and pharmacies

The U.S. fell far short of its initial goal of inoculating 20 million people by the end of 2020, with health departments, hospital systems and long-term-care facilities beset by supply-chain bottlenecks, vaccine hesitancy and confusing, scattershot systems for making appointments.

Valentine's Day shoppers to dole out $2.8B for loved ones

More than half of Americans are planning to celebrate Valentine's Day and will spend a collective $2.8 billion on their loved ones, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics survey.