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Etsy provides COVID-19 relief to sellers
A handmade and vintage goods e-commerce platform is introducing three new benefits for sellers who may be impacted by COVID-19.
Target increases wages of hourly store, DC employees; adds new leave program
Target Corp. is investing more than $300 million in added wages, a new paid leave program, bonus payouts and associate and community relief fund contributions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report: Amazon eyes stores owned by bankrupt New York grocer

Amazon reportedly seeks to purchase four New York City-area stores owned by Fairway Market.
CVS Health opens first parking lot COVID-19 test site

In what is designed to serve as a model going forward, CVS Health has opened up a COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of its store in Shrewsbury, Mass., about 50 miles west of Boston.
Report: Amazon asks for customer cooperation in possible price gouging probe

Amazon is reportedly requesting that its customers share information with the Department of Justice (DOJ) if asked.
Joann Stores launches effort to make items to protect healthcare workers

Joann Stores is using its classrooms and supplies to mobilize crafters across the nation to help protect healthcare workers.
Dollar Tree hiring 25,000 employees; 7-Eleven to add 20,000 jobs

Dollar Tree has joined the list of grocers, retailers and restaurant chains that are ramping up their hiring efforts to keep up with consumer demand in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Rite Aid expands delivery, takes other steps in response to COVID-19

A major drugstore retailer is easing access to its inventory and strengthening store sanitary practices.
Retail group calls for ‘bold’ economic COVID-19 solutions, suspension of tariffs

The Retail Industry Leaders Association detailed several economic measures that should be a part of a larger stimulus package to aid the broader U.S. economy in response to COVID-19.
Demand surge overwhelms major U.K. e-grocer Ocado

Ocado is temporarily shutting down access to its e-commerce site.