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Texas investigates 756 coronavirus related price gouging complaints
March 23, 2020
Texas consumers have filed 756 complaints of price gouging related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an NBC 5 report. The state's consumer protection…
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Wawa halts self-serve beverages due to coronavirus
March 23, 2020
Wawa, the East Coast convenience store chain, has suspended self-service coffee and fountain beverages on account of the coronavirus pandemic, the company said…
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Grocer hiring to meet customer demand relating to COVID-19 pandemic
March 19, 2020
Grocery chain H-E-B is looking to hire on additional store help across Texas as consumer demand for food and household items is skyrocketing as COVID-19, the…
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Stop & Shop sets special shopping hours for older customers in light of COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Supermarket chain Stop & Shop, in an effort to make grocery shopping safer for older consumers, is establishing specific shopping hours in light of…
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Smith's stores launch senior citizen shopper hours during COVID-19 outbreak
March 18, 2020
The latest retailer and grocer to designate specific shopping hours for seniors due to COVID-19, the coronavirus, is Smith's Food & Drugs.
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Target gives senior shoppers special hour in light of COVID-19
March 18, 2020
Target is the latest retail brand to establish a specific time for senior shoppers. It is designating the first hour every Wednesday for "vulnerable guests,'…
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Chile mall company partners with ViaDirect, Telelogos for digital signage
March 18, 2020
Parque Aracuo, a shopping mall company based in Chile, has selected ViaDirect to help design a digital solution to guide and inform its guests. ViaDirect in…
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National Retail Solutions offers DOOH network to offer coronavirus updates
March 18, 2020
National Retail Solutions, a POS platform provider, is offering its DOOH Impact Network to health agencies to share updates on the coronavirus. Agencies can…
read nowBath and Body Works shutting stores due to COVID-19 outbreak
March 18, 2020
Bath and Body Works is the latest retailer to close stores in response to the COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nordstrom temporarily shuttering all stores in U.S., Canada and PR
March 17, 2020
Major fashion retailer Nordstrom is closing all its stores, more than 350 across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, for two weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Amazon hiring 100K workers to meet online sales crush in wake of COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Amazon is hiring on 100,000 workers in a quest to meet the "surge in demand" from online sales as people worldwide are sequestered home in light of the…
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Lots of web content not catching consumer attention
March 17, 2020
A Contentsquare study reveals over two thirds, 69%, of all web content published by brands, is "unseen" by consumers, with the banking sector leading the list…
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March 17, 2020
Glass House Group, a privately-held cannabis and hemp company based in the U.S. has named Jen Barry as vice president of retail.
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Coronavirus impacting retail sales, claims study
March 16, 2020
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is impacting consumer shopping behavior, purchase decisions and retail sales, according to a First Insight study.
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Coronavirus prevention focus of pop-up in DC
March 13, 2020
Seeing a demand among Washington, D.C. residents for coronavirus prevention supplies prompted a retail pop-up store near Gallaudet University.
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Modells heads into Chapter 11
March 13, 2020
Modell's Sporting Goods, founded in 1889, has filed for bankruptcy protection due to millions of dollars of debt and poor retail sales.
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Vans launches shoe collection for those on autism spectrum
March 12, 2020
Vans is releasing a footwear collection designed for those on the autism spectrum featuring sensory elements focusing on touch, sight and sound.
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Apple shutters Italy stores due to COVID-19
March 12, 2020
All 17 Apple Store retail locations are being closed indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Experience matters big time for the consumer, reveals study
March 11, 2020
A good majority of consumers, 74%, are either somewhat or very likely to buy from a brand or retailer based solely on experience and not price or product…
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March 11, 2020
On-demand delivery platform Postmates aims to help ease burdens on merchants and couriers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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