State governments are dropping the ball on retail reopenings. As the week plays out, inconsistent direction and confusion have been standard with New York, Texas,...
It has been almost two months since the World Health Organization (WHO) first declared the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, and it has since...
Retail must, and will, change following the coronavirus, with consumer behavior shifting from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce and merchants making adjustments to their inventory selections and...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper plans to ease his stay-at-home order as evidence suggests that COVID-19 cases have stabilized. The governor’s executive order, effective on...
Will retail survive the pandemic? Of course it will – but things will be different. No one is sure exactly what “different” means or even...
President Trump announced on Wednesday (May 6), in a series of tweets, that his COVID-19 task force would actually continue its work, but that it...
Starbucks locations across the country will soon reopen, with most stores offering pickup and drive-thru service but keeping seating areas closed for now. Kevin Johnson,...
Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. Meanwhile the digital shift...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently described the future of restaurant dining in the Golden State thusly: “[You] may be having dinner with a waiter wearing...