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Tourists Tame Their Shopaholic Ways, If They Even Come to the US

International visitor spending and arrivals in the US are declining due to trade wars and economic uncertainty, threatening billions in retail revenue.
A fashion retail worker on the shop floor.
Travel-related spending, which typically grows each year, has been virtually flat this year through May. (Shutterstock)

More than taking in views from the top of the Empire State Building, more than watching Old Faithful erupt and even more than shaking hands with Mickey Mouse, visitors to the US come to do one thing: Shop.

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