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- 6/9/2020
Partnership brings theme park thinking to socially distancing retail queues
Two companies have teamed up to help retailers reimagine the customer queue experience as retailers limit store capacity to ensure social distancing. - 6/9/2020
Macy’s reopened stores doing better than expected; looks to holiday
Macy’s sounded a confident note in its preliminary sales and earnings results for the first quarter as COVID-19 restrictions loosen and customers start to return to its stores. - 6/9/2020
Study: New C-suite position needed to deal with health, safety
Retail and restaurant companies must take an aggressive, multifaceted approach to health and safety. - 6/9/2020
Parent company of Kay’s Jewelers, Zales, Jared to close about 400 stores this year
The world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry is downsizing its store portfolio as it accelerates its emphasis on e-commerce. - 6/9/2020
HanesBrands taps former Walmart chief merchant as CEO
HanesBrands Inc. has ended its search for a new chief executive. - 6/9/2020
Non-profit in pilot program to help grocers go green
A new pilot program is designed to help grocery stores offset the upfront costs of natural refrigerant technologies. - 6/9/2020
Best Buy expects to have 800 stores open by June 15 — with no appointment needed
Best Buy Corp. is dropping the shop-by-appointment model it put in place in its first wave of store reopenings. - 6/8/2020
Dunkin’ goes on big hiring initiative
Dunkin’ is launching its first-ever advertising campaign focused on employee recruitment. - 6/8/2020
Grocers get top marks for in-store COVID-19 response
The grocery industry has exerted the most consistent and visible efforts in implementing health and safety standards in response to the pandemic, followed by big-box and drug stores. - 6/8/2020
ACI: Global online sales up 81% in May amid spending shift; fraud attempts down
Consumers are starting to increase their online spending across traditional retail categories.