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- 5/26/2020
Retailers support legislation that would offer support for losses due to pandemics
Legislation has been proposed that would establish a federal program to help businesses obtain insurance coverage for pandemics. - 5/26/2020
REI partners with West Elm for the summer
For the first time in its 82-year history, REI will sell its product through another retailer. - 5/26/2020
Consumer confidence stabilizes in May but uncertainty clouds picture
Following two months of rapid decline, the free-fall in consumer confidence stopped in May. - 5/26/2020
AutoZone Q3 tops Street amid ‘most extreme fluctuations’ in sales in its history
AutoZone, whose stores remained open during the pandemic, reported third-quarter profit and sales that easily beat expectations helped by stimulus checks that fueled sales late in the quarter. - 5/26/2020
Apple to reopen 100 U.S. stores this week
Apple is reopening its U.S. stores with an emphasis on curbside pick-up. - 5/22/2020
Foot Locker swings to Q1 loss; phased store reopening underway
Foot Locker reported a much wider-than-expected fiscal first-quarter loss as its stores went dark during the pandemic and is temporarily suspending its cash dividend. - 5/22/2020
Retail Design Looks to a New Era
Open spaces, clean lines, new materials could mark stores of the future. - 5/22/2020
Retailers break their own record in job cuts
Retailers announced 114,327 job cuts January through April in 2020 as they closed stores amid the COVID-19 crisis. - 5/22/2020
Placer.ai: Here’s how the pandemic has changed grocery shopping behavior
As states loosen restrictions and retail showing signs of a recovery, there are changes to consumer behavior that could have potentially long-lasting ramifications.