Accenture: Consumers more focused on health, eco impacts of purchasesThe COVID-19 pandemic is likely to alter consumer behaviors permanently and cause lasting structural changes to the retail and consumer goods industries. Analysis: To survive, J. Crew brand needs to be reinventedAlthough J Crew has been making progress in reducing its losses, the company still ended its last fiscal year $78.8 million in the red. Kroger to offer free COVID-19 testing to employees The Kroger Co. is taking additional measures to protect the health of its frontline employees. Malls re-open this week in Tampa and Atlanta Florida and Georgia will see several malls re-opening this month. Hy-Vee streamlines communications amid COVID-19 crisis A regional Midwestern grocer is ensuring employees have access to the latest safety protocols. J. Crew files for bankruptcy J. Crew Group has become the first major retailer to file for bankruptcy protection amid the COVID-19 crisis. Whole Foods Market to offer free masks to customers Whole Foods Market is extending its efforts Gap Inc. to move into new product categories A new day is about to dawn for Gap Inc. NRF launches online information center for reopening stores The National Retail Federation is offering detailed guidance for retailers as they start to reopen their stores. Retailers, malls reopen in Texas as state lifts some restrictions Texas reopened its economy on May 1, and some malls and stores in the state are following suit and reopening stores. Walmart uses AI to streamline in-store shopping for produce in China Walmart China is deploying self-service smart scales in select stores. Modell’s bankruptcy proceedings get another reprieve; landlords object In a closely watched retail bankruptcy case, a federal judge has granted Modell’s Sporting Goods a second suspension of its bankruptcy proceedings amid the COVID-19 crisis. First Previous 789 790 791 792 793 Next Last
