{"id":13278,"date":"2020-05-06T11:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T08:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/?p=13278"},"modified":"2021-08-19T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T07:16:55","slug":"steps-to-reopen-business-depend-largely-on-consumer-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/steps-to-reopen-business-depend-largely-on-consumer-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to reopen business depend largely on consumer behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the economy slowly reopens, businesses have lots of questions. Many believe that the answers will depend on how consumers behave, since consumer spending accounts for roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/DPCERE1Q156NBEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">70%<\/a> of economic growth in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Will people be out and about, or still nervous to shop in public spaces? 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