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AMERICA HEADS DOWN THE DRAIN..... FAST! - Plurality of Americans Say They Are Worse Off Financially than One Year Ago

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A plurality of Americans say their financial situation has worsened over the last year in President Biden’s America, and few have hopes that it will significantly improve in the new year, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found. 

The survey asked respondents if they believe they are better off or worse off economically than they were one year ago, prior to Biden taking office. 

A plurality, 48 percent, said they are “worse” off, followed by 28 percent who said they are “about the same” and 20 percent who said “better.” A majority of Republicans (61 percent) and independents (51 percent) said their financial situation is worse, and just over one-third of Democrats, 35 percent, said the same. 

Respondents were also asked to gauge how they see their financial situation one year for now, which will be two years into Biden’s presidency. Thirty-four percent said they believe it will be “worse,” while 33 percent said “better,” and 30 percent said “about the same.” Democrats are the most optimistic of the three groups — Republicans, Democrats, and independents —  as 44 percent believe their financial situation will improve one year from now:

With President Joe Biden in the White House, Democrats now feel significantly better about their economic situation than do other Americans. Thirty-two percent (32%) of Democrats say they are better off economically than they were a year ago, compared to just 11% of Republicans and 17% of those unaffiliated with either major party. Majorities of both Republicans (61%) and the unaffiliated (51%) say they are worse off than a year ago, as do 35% of Democrats.

Likewise, many more Democrats (44%) than Republicans (19%) or the unaffiliated (32%) expect that their finances will be better a year from now.  Fifty-one percent (51%) of Republicans think their finances will be worse in a year, as do 20% of Democrats and 33% of the unaffiliated.

The survey, taken December 26 among 1,000 U.S. adults, has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent. 

It comes on the heels of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) effectively killing Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social spending spree and Biden closing out the year with crating approval ratings.

Stores Are Beating Supply Chain Woes by Restocking Shelves with Returned Items

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To offset supply-chain delays, retailers are working hard to quickly get returned items back on shelves for sale, particularly like-new items that were originally purchased online.

The Wall Street Journal reports that this year retailers are working harder to get returned items back on shelves for sale when they come back in new or unused condition. As supply chain issues make it harder to restock shelves with fresh items quickly and limit the availability of certain products, stores are beginning to invest in automation, software, and new systems to get returned products available for sale as soon as possible. Returns often are driven by online orders because people cannot see and feel products as they would in a retail store.

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Retailers like Walmart and American Eagle Outfitters have been investing heavily in new systems that streamline the process of getting returned items back on shelves. Shekar Natarajan, the chief supply-chain officer for the Pittsburgh-based apparel chain, said that the strategy of focusing on optimizing returns as coronavirus lockdowns shut retail stores has paid off.

“We have used the pandemic to try to maximize the value of the inventory,” said Natarajan. American Eagle Outfitters set up more warehouses to receive, clean, and repackage returned items. Natarajan stated that the company used new technology to determine the demand for certain products and decide which warehouses should process a return and which items to fast-track back to stores.

American Eagle Outfitters found that leggings should be prioritized as they were harder to import due to manufacturing delays in Vietnam. Previously, returning a product to shelves took around 14 days, but thanks to new systems it now takes American Eagle six days or less.

But while many stores are working to get returns back on shelves, processing these returns is becoming more expensive. A recent study by the returns processor Optoro found that returning a $50 item costs an average of $33, an increase of 59 percent from 2020. Because of this increase in costs, some online retailers are moving to a model of granting a refund without requiring the return of the product.

Read more at the Wall Street Journal here.

Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan or contact via secure email at the address lucasnolan@protonmail.com

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