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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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Apple To Shutter Houston Stores Again

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As instances of the coronavirus increase in Texas, Apple will shutter seven of its Houston-vicinity retail locations once again. Apple closed shops again in North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and South Carolina last week for like rationale, and has reportedly re-shuttered a total of 18 retail locations across the U.S. “We

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US Liquor Sales Rise, But Not Enough To Offset COVID-Related Global Revenue Decline

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By region, Diageo’s Asia sales saw the biggest drop at 16 percent. The company attributed that to the fact that many countries in that region not only shuttered bars and restaurants, but also liquor stores. However, not all regions showed declines: North America bucked the trend and saw its sales rise 2 percent.

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Grocery Stores Decimated In Preparation For Hurricane Matthew

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While most people think “milk, bread and eggs” when stocking up for a disaster, the run-up to Hurricane Matthew in South Florida has been marked by people stocking up on the three Bs: batteries, bottled water and booze. But even that is a bit misleading, as it turns out residents in the Southeastern U.S.

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Who Pays A Higher Price For Online Sales Tax?

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Wayfair case that allowed states and individual cities to launch tax policies aimed at remote sellers and marketplaces is still reverberating in 2019 and will likely affect online retail in 2020. South Carolina, though, is attempting to retroactively collect taxes from Amazon.

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USA Technologies Inks Deal With Several Pepsi Bottlers

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USA Technologies (USAT), the payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (Feb. 8) agreements with several Pepsi Cola bottling franchisees throughout North and South Carolina to use USAT’s cashless payment technologies within their existing inventory of vending machines.

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eCommerce Business Blue Acorn Slashes Jobs

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Blue Acorn , the company that says it uses “data to turn eCommerce into science,” is cutting an undisclosed number of jobs but says its business is still growing, according to The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. million, a 386 percent growth over three years.