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Lamy Group: Rents coming due pose critical test for landlords and tenants

With most stores closed throughout much of the United States to help stem the spread of COVID-19, retail landlords are being inundated with requests for rent relief.
Hibbett Sports names CFO

Hibbett Sports has found a permanent finance head.
Spencer’s furloughs all store employees

The party is temporarily on hold at Spencer’s.
Survey: CPG brands lack e-commerce confidence

Many CPG companies are still operating e-commerce as a siloed channel.
Ulta Beauty expands store closings; DC workers to get $2-per-hour raise

Ulta Beauty Inc. joined the growing list of retailers whose stores will remain temporarily closed until “it is safe to reopen.”
Kohl’s furloughs store employees; CEO forgoing salary; cuts cap expenditures

Kohl’s is joining Macy's Inc. in furloughing a good deal of its workforce and cutting capital expenditures as it extends store closings in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Stage Stores furloughs all but 80 employees; reduces exec pay

With all its stores temporarily closed, Stage Stores has furloughed virtually its entire workforce in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Publix offering free rent to tenants in its company-owned centers

The dominant grocer in Florida is offering assistance to some of its neighboring businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic forces them to temporarily close their doors.

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