Sep 9, 2020

Change is in the air

A customer wearing a face mask walks past shops of luxury brands Tiffany's and Guerin at a mall in Paris. Luxury goods sales are down during the pandemic. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

And not just because it's nearly fall. Today, we're looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed all kinds of businesses.

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U.S. ports busier than ever as East-West shipping rebounds

by Justin Ho

Sep 9, 2020

Fueled by pandemic-driven online shopping and holiday buying, goods are flowing in after a dip.

Containers are offloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest port which was relatively quiet during the early months of the pandemic.

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LVMH pulls out of Tiffany deal because of tariffs threat

by Kristin Schwab

Sep 9, 2020

But it could also have something to do with how luxury retail is doing during the pandemic.

A customer wearing a face mask walks past shops of luxury brands Tiffany's and Guerin at a mall in Paris. Luxury goods sales are down during the pandemic.

Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

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As restaurants liquidate, auctioneers and buyers line up

by Andy Uhler

Sep 9, 2020

Umbrellas and patio furniture are fetching top dollar, and there's a strong marked for used ovens and grills.

A Fuddruckers restaurant in Hialeah, Florida, on March 3, 2018. Luby's Inc. plans to sell its 30 company-owned Fuddruckers.

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Amidst the pandemic takeout shift: A look back at the history of food to go

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam

Sep 9, 2020

Food to go, goes way back.

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Audio diary: Returning to the office

by Marielle Segarra

Sep 9, 2020

We hear from listeners about returning to their workplaces for the first time since March to grab supplies for home.

An empty office in Seattle, Washington. Returning to the office to grab supplies for home can bring up unexpected emotions.

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For Golding Barge Line, business during the pandemic is 'definitely painful'

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

Sep 9, 2020

The coronavirus is making it difficult for the American oil industry's supply chain.

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Music from the episode

Burn the Witch Radiohead

Afternoon Soul Gramatik

Tape Machine STRFKR

Diving Woman Japanese Breakfast

Doppelganger Freddie Joachim, QSTN

Glimmer Tame Impala

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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