Economics

Scarred and Scared, the Reshaping of American Consumers Begins

  • Millions won’t have the income to pick up old spending habits
  • Depression-like scars could haunt millennials for life
Entrance to the Mall of Georgia.Photographer: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images
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David Wright, 62, stood at the door of his Replay Arcade last week, trying to look at the bright side of things. The sole owner, he’s a tenant at the Mall of Georgia, which shut for a month but re-opened on May 4.