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Famed shopping streets prepare for worst

Pedestrians walk past luxury stores on Bond Street in London on Nov 17. (Bloomberg photo)

World-famous shopping districts are preparing — and bracing — for a holiday season unlike any they’ve ever seen.

Many consumers are still wary of visiting stores, with the coronavirus pandemic reignited in much of the world. Travel restrictions will also slash the number of wealthy tourists normally relied upon to spend oodles of cash this time of year.

But luxury stores are still putting forth their best socially-distanced effort. They’re filling windows with Christmas displays in a bid to salvage a crucial holiday season after Covid-19 wreaked havoc on retailers from Tokyo to New York.

Here’s a look at what it’s like on the ground at these prominent thoroughfares as Black Friday approaches:

Bond Street,…

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