“There’s been a shift in consumer spending from things to experiences,” she said, “that’s why restaurants are doing so well.”

“There’s been a shift in consumer spending from things to experiences,” she said, “that’s why restaurants are doing so well.”
A version of this article appears in print on April 8, 2017, on Page B2 of the New York edition
with the headline: Retail Payrolls Sustain a New Blow as Technology Alters Shopping Habits.
Retail Payrolls Sustain a New Blow as Shopping Habits Shift -
By PATRICIA COHENAPRIL 7, 2017
Doors at many Macy’s, Sears and J. C. Penney stores may still be open, but some of the jobs they once supported are starting to vanish.
General merchandise stores shed 34,700 jobs in March, the government announced Friday,
the single most disappointing figure in a generally disappointing jobs report.
You don’t need as many people walking around trying to convince you to buy a sweater.”
The vitality of the retail sector has been muscled out of the spotlight lately by a focus on better-paying manufacturing jobs,
which President Trump sees as crucial to the revival of the middle class, particularly in the Midwest and the South.
We shop differently now, and no one has the right model.”
Most shopping is still done in person rather than online, but shopping patterns are shifting.