Strategy

Best Buy putting limit on in-store traffic to 10 to 15 customers at a time
At a time when consumers are more reliant on technology than ever before, Best Buy is taking action to keep up with consumer demand and help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Home Depot temporarily adjusts store hours, extends paid-off time in response to COVID-19
It’s not only grocers and Amazon that are selling high-demand items during the coronavirus pandemic.

Yum! Brands completed $375 million acquisition

Yum! Brands has added another banner to its portfolio of restaurant brands.
ICSC asks government to guarantee or pay for business interruption coverage

With indoor malls temporarily going dark as stores and restaurants close to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the International Council of Shopping Centers is appealing to the federal government for relief.
5Qs for Stephen Congel on hard times

Being a developer who’s ever bullish on the stature of retail real estate, we decided to ask Stephen Congel about aggressive adherence to the physical marketplace.
Kroger has 10,000 job openings in wake of increased demand

The Kroger Co. has upped its hiring to keep up with increased consumer demand in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Dunkin’ removes seating and limits service

Dunkin' is limiting service to drive-thru, carry-out and delivery only as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon limits shipments to its warehouses to medical supplies, household staples

Surging consumer demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic has caused Amazon to temporarily stop accepting certain products in its warehouses.
De Beers shines light on mobile customer engagement

A global jewelry retailer wants its in-store experience to be as flawlessly personalized as possible.
Books-A-Million pulls ahead of Barnes & Noble with curbside pickup

Books-A-Million is expanding its existing buy-online-pick-up in store (BOPIS) offering with a new, free curbside pick-up option.

Best Buy putting limit on in-store traffic to 10 to 15 customers at a time

Home Depot temporarily adjusts store hours, extends paid-off time in response to COVID-19

Yum! Brands completed $375 million acquisition

ICSC asks government to guarantee or pay for business interruption coverage

5Qs for Stephen Congel on hard times

Kroger has 10,000 job openings in wake of increased demand

Dunkin’ removes seating and limits service

Amazon limits shipments to its warehouses to medical supplies, household staples

De Beers shines light on mobile customer engagement

Books-A-Million pulls ahead of Barnes & Noble with curbside pickup