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Gap Inc. will start reopening its stores, starting with a small selection of locations in Texas this weekend, as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions slowly begin to ease in some areas.

Fewer fitting rooms, no beauty makeovers, plexiglass dividers at checkouts and a limited number of customers allowed in a store.

Express is the latest retailer to weigh in on its reopening plans for stores closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

At Home is reopening stores with a ‘two-carts apart’ mantra.

Texas reopened its economy on May 1, and some malls and stores in the state are following suit and reopening stores.  

The National Retail Federation is offering detailed guidance for retailers as they start to reopen their stores. 

Macy’s Inc. is gearing up to reopen its stores, starting in the states where COVID-19 lockdown rules have been loosened.

There are some major changes afoot — temporarily — as Starbucks Corp. ramps up to open its U.S. stores, which have been closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak.