STORE SPACES

Havertys reopening its stores; slashes headcount
Havertys is planning to resume operations within a week and reduce its workforce.
Retailers lay out phased-out approach to reopening stores
Increased sanitization measures and social distancing protocols for customers and employees play key roles in a plan for re-opening stores.

States looking to reopen for business include…

A number of states have announced reopening plans that allow for non-essential businesses to get back to work.
Study: Men feel safer overall than women about returning to stores

Consumers feel the safest shopping in grocery stores and drug stores — but some more than others.
Construction in Pennsylvania to resume May 1; read the commercial guidelines

The only state to shut down all active public and private construction sites amid the COVID-19 pandemic is lifting its ban.
CSA Exclusive: How businesses should reimagine their ops in response to COVID-19

Chain Store Age recently spoke with David Holme, founder and CEO of Exigent Group, about how retailers can adapt — online and in store — to the changes and challenges being wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NRA releases guidance for restaurant reopenings

The National Restaurant Association released guidelines to be used in conjunction with the instructions that restaurant operators receive from authorities during their re-opening phase-in.
COVID-19 constraints limit Best Buy’s ESL plans

Best Buy is cutting back the scope of an electronic shelf label (ESL) rollout as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Kroger releases ‘blueprint’ to help retailers, other businesses reopen safely

The Kroger Co. is taking the lead in offering guidance to retailers, restaurants, logistics and distribution centers and other industries to consider as they start to consider re-opening their facilities.
Shoppers can use employee badges to pay at 7-Eleven’s new hospital pop-up store

The world's largest convenience store retailer has teamed up with a leading pediatric health care system in Texas to bring essentials to healthcare workers and patient families during the COVID-19 pandemic.