PYMNTS
JULY 6, 2020
Up until then, retail levels were improving somewhat since the all-time low in April while the country was on lockdown. But customers have begun retreating from retail for the second time due to the increase in cases. The spikes in cases have been particularly noteworthy in Florida and Texas. The other 37, plus Washington D.C.,
PYMNTS
APRIL 24, 2020
Many large retail chains are wary of reopening even while some states move toward starting their economies again following closures due to COVID-19. are some of the large national chains noting they will not partake in the early phase of reopening in places like South Carolina and Georgia per The Wall Street Journal.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 27, 2020
In a plan that frames a phased-in approach to opening retail again, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) debuted a Blueprint for Shopping Safe. Macy’s Inc. and TGI Fridays Inc.
PYMNTS
JULY 10, 2020
Back in late March when the pandemic first started to lock down retailing, PYMNTS published the first in a series of tracking reports showing clear evidence that the overwhelming factor in economic recovery would be one thing: COVID-19 and the ability to mitigate its effects. Again, that scenario is playing out this week. percent increase.
PYMNTS
APRIL 13, 2020
Schrimmer’s Illinois party supply retailer typically imports as many as 100 sea containers four times a year. I’ve heard people having containers literally on the dock in China and then saying they don’t want it,” said James Newsome, CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, FT reported.
PYMNTS
JULY 8, 2020
The retailer is said to have active postings for licensed insurance agents and Medicare sales supervisors that read, “Yes, you read that right, Walmart now has an insurance agency.”. The retailer has also formed a collaboration with an upstart called Capital Rx that offers current information on prescription prices.
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2020
After opening retail locations in four states, Kohl’s said it intends to open stores in 10 more states on Monday (May 11) as it follows a phased approach to retail reopening. The company said in an announcement that it will also open further retail locations in the weeks to come with “the same deliberate, measured approach.”.
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