One of the largest owners of outdoor retail centers in the United States is rolling out a curbside pickup program that it has trademarked and will roll out to its entire portfolio.
Nail salons and barber shops have been given the approval to re-open in Georgia and Simon Property Group will be opening 49 malls and outlets the first week of May.
As stores remain closed and rents go unpaid, top executives at the real estate companies that run malls and shopping centers continue to take pay cuts.
Best Buy Corp. will gradually start reopening some stores but, initially, customers will need an appointment to enter. It also is resuming home delivery and other at-home services.
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.