TBJ Plus: Cary Wegmans sets opening day; Consumer spending inches up in Triangle; How deadly is Covid-19?

CONSUMER SPENDING REBOUNDS IN TRIANGLE: Given the recent news about retail sales improving in June, TBJ Plus decided to take a look at how consumer spending is shifting in the Triangle. For counties in the region, the trend has been upward since things bottomed out in late March and April, according to data from Opportunity Insights, a partnership between Harvard and Brown universities. For example, Wake County saw its consumer spending drop to 37.5 percent below pre-pandemic levels in mid-April…