Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. For more than 80 years, Dollar General has been guided by our mission of Serving Others, and now is no different. We understand these are unprecedented times, and we continue to work actively to serve our
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid continues to expand its COVID-19 testing sites with the addition of eleven new locations that will open Wednesday in Delaware, Idaho, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Rite Aid is opening the test sites in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. As we all navigate this public health crisis together, Albertsons Cos. is doing everything we can to prioritize the health and safety of our customers, our communities and our associates, and to ensure our customers have
NEW YORK — The full force of the coronavirus pandemic slammed the overall economy and the mass market retail industry in March, requiring unprecedented operational responses from chain managements and workers. While the ultimate impact of the outbreak, both on companies and on millions of individuals remains unclear, essential retailers have emerged as perhaps the
NEW YORK — U.S. consumer confidence has tumbled in recent weeks as the coronavirus impact has taken a bigger toll on the economy. Nearly three in five consumers expect the COVID-19 pandemic will last more than three months, according to an analysis by IRI. Consumers are exhibiting “recession-like sentiment,” said the market research firm, which
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up the calendar for retail and supplier executives. Last month the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced that the 2020 Annual Meeting will not be held. The event had been scheduled for April 22 through April 28 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The final decision was made after
For retail companies that sell essential merchandise and remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis has created new exigencies that are testing their mettle. With consumer preferences and shopping patterns undergoing sudden and dramatic shifts, stores have had to scramble to meet unprecedented demand, while at the same time doing everything they can to
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic shutters schools, clears freeways and shuts down entire cities, more than 50,000 Rite Aid associates have found themselves on the front lines of a once-in-a-generation public health crisis. We’re living our mission
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. When I entered the pharmacy profession, I took an oath to “devote my professional life to the service of all humankind.” Each and every day of my career, for the last 25 years, I’ve gone to
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. This past month — for all Americans — has been unlike any other experienced in our lifetimes. The heroic efforts of health care professionals and others on the front lines of the pandemic have been
ARLINGTON, VA. — NACDS is distributing through national cable networks a video – titled “Rise” – that has been classified as a national public service announcement. The PSA aligns the resolve of the nation and the resolve of pharmacy in confronting and overcoming COVID-19. The PSA reflects on challenges faced by America in the past, the
CHICAGO —U.S. consumers are increasingly concerned about the COVID-19 health crisis and its potential long-term economic impact, according to the latest analysis by IRI. In its report, “Consumers Provide Pessimistic View of Coming Months,” IRI details some of the implications of the pandemic on shopper moods and behaviors. Among the findings: With nearly 60% of