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The change in habits cuts both ways. I've bought from many small online stores recently as a result of the big retailers (inc Amazon) being totally sold out.

Similarly, I've been buying a lot more from smaller, local stores because the major chains are disasters. It's worth it to pay a few dollars more for groceries to avoid waiting in an hour-long line, for example.

Just as companies are re-thinking the fragility of supply chains that depend on a single country, maybe this will help counter-balance the consumer trends toward huge retail.

> Many small mom and pop shops are not coming back.

Yes, many of the ones that shut will not reopen. But new ones will be started. Over time, not all at once.

I'm sure the stir crazy masses will be able to detach from their dependence on the inflated costs of delivery services.

Gloomy