May 25, 2020 by MMR
COVID-19, Rescind, shelter-in-place orders
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
NEW YORK — Mass retailers are devising blueprints for how to reopen for business as states rescind shelter-in-place orders issued to slow the transmission of the new coronavirus. While much of the work is geared toward specifying steps stores can take to protect the health of consumers and employees, there’s also a recognition that the
May 25, 2020 by MMR
April retail sales
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
WASHINGTON — Retail sales dropped almost twice as much during April as they did in March, reflecting the first full month when most stores were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that overall retail sales during April were down 16.4% seasonally adjusted from March and down 21.6% unadjusted year over
May 25, 2020 by MMR
COVID-19, Retail losses
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
NEW YORK — U.S. retail sales continued to endure more record declines as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy on track for its biggest contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression. Retail sales in the United States are expected to fall 5.1% this year, according to the data
May 25, 2020 by MMR
Deliv, Target
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
MINNEAPOLIS — Target is acquiring assets from Deliv, a startup that partners with retailers and restaurants for same-day delivery service. Target in recent months has been working with Menlo Park, Calif.-based Deliv on test programs. Deliv has technology that intelligently batches orders bound for the same area. Target intends to continue testing the technology to
May 25, 2020 by MMR
Express Delivery, Instacart, On the Spot, Publix, Rite Aid, ScriptDrop, Walgreens, Walmart
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
NEW YORK — Even as retailers extend their store hours, they are offering consumers more ways to shop without coming into the store at all. Walmart this month is rolling out its new Express Delivery service, which promises to let customers get more items from the store delivered to their doors in less than two
May 25, 2020 by MMR
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
NEW YORK — As testing becomes more important in the battle against COVID-19, retailers are stepping up. For instance, CVS Health has opened more than 50 COVID-19 test sites at selected CVS Pharmacy drive-through locations across Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, with additional sites to come. The new sites will utilize self-swab tests and
May 25, 2020 by MMR
FMI, FMI Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange, The Food Industry Association, virtual trading partner program
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Industry Association (FMI) is organizing a new virtual trading partner program that aims to accelerate business recovery as stay-at-home orders are rescinded across the United States. The FMI Midsummer Strategic Executive Exchange kicks off on July 7 with “a compelling keynote” and will run over the course of eight business
May 25, 2020 by David Pinto
COVID-19, David Pinto, normalcy
2010, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
The Long Hot Summer is upon us. Or perhaps it will turn out to be the Winter of our Discontent. Either way, there are some difficult days ahead — and mass retailing, perhaps more critically than any other segment of the U.S. economy, will just have to rise to the occasion. That’s hardly an easy
May 25, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
COVID-19, Jeffrey Woldt, mass retail survival
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
Mass market retailers engaged in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its devastating human and economic consequences should be ready for a long haul. Despite growing pressure in this country and around the world to end lockdowns and ease social distancing protocols, scientists warn that a headlong rush to the “new normal” could well
May 25, 2020 by Tom Block
COVID-19, CVS, Schnucks, Tom Block
2020, Issue 05-25-2020, Issues
As the coronavirus began making headway into the U.S. in early March, CVS announced its acquisition of Schnucks pharmacy. At first blush, this acquisition seems to serve as just another footnote in the pursuit of incremental market share. CVS will acquire 99 in-store pharmacies from regional Midwest grocer Schnucks Markets, thereby increasing CVS’ footprint of