{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bridal Times","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en","author_name":"bridaltimes","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/author\/bridaltimes\/","title":"\"Together, we can get through this \" - Bridal Times","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u3fVhahmyj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/together-we-can-get-through-this\/\">&#8220;Together, we can get through this &#8220;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/together-we-can-get-through-this\/embed\/#?secret=u3fVhahmyj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Together, we can get through this &#8220;&#8221; &#8212; Bridal Times\" data-secret=\"u3fVhahmyj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bridesmaids.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"The challenges of retail in times of Corona &#8211; and the joy of celebrating weddings in the future. by Nora H\u00f6fler In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, all non-essential businesses are expected to close in order to slow the spread of the corona virus. A necessary measure, but it hits retailers particularly hard. In view of these ordered closings of numerous shops in Germany, the President of the German Trade Association (HDE), Josef Sanktjohanser, wrote a letter directly to Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday 18th of March, 2020.\u00a0 \u201cThe corona epidemic presents our industry with huge challenges that did not exist even during past financial crises. Massive sales losses will destroy thousands of independent companies and millions of jobs,\u201d warned the association president in his letter. As a result of the business closings, the industry will suffer a loss of revenue of \u201caround 1.15 billion euros per day or seven billion euros per week,\u201d wrote Sanktjohanser. For many retail companies, the crisis could therefore &#8220;most likely mean bankruptcy if state aid in the form of direct payments and KfW guarantees without personal contributions were not granted immediately and un-bureaucratically,&#8221; explained the HDE. BTE Handelsverband Textil also announced on Wednesday that the [&hellip;]"}