Foot traffic to U.S. restaurants and stores showed little improvement last week, high-frequency data show, and signs emerged of deepening stress for small businesses as economists worry the recovery from coronavirus lockdowns continues to slow. FILE PHOTO: Bubble tents are set up outside Cafe Du Soliel following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo After steady growth over the summer, estimates of seated diners at restaurants maintained by booking site OpenTable here fell for the second week. They remain at about 60% of levels in early March before a national state of emergency was declared to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (Graphic: Retail in real time – ) Employee records on 55,000 small businesses maintained by Homebase joinhomebase.com/data showed the number of people working declined for a […]