SBA runs out of COVID-19 relief money; lawmakers fight over refunding

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Two Small Business Administration programs designed to help businesses weather the pandemic — the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster…

Top emerging technologies transforming the retail experience

by Ed Durbin — Global Director of Retail Solutions, End-User Computing, VMware

Ed Durbin, global director of retail solutions, end-user computing, VMware, shares insight on how retailers that leverage emerging technologies like AR/VR, IoT…

Nebraska mall getting ready to reopen in wake of COVID-19

April 16, 2020

As government officials begin considering reopening parts of the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic begins to recede in some states, one outlet mall isn't…

Walmart sets special pickup hours for COVID-19 high-risk consumers

April 16, 2020

In an effort to better support customers more vulnerable to COVID-19, the coronavirus, Walmart is setting specific pickup hours.

Apparel companies get sewing machine donation for COVID-19 mask manufacturing

April 16, 2020

Brother International Corp. is donating up to 100 industrial sewing machines to a coalition of apparel companies that are producing needed COVID-19 masks.

Best Buy furloughing over 50,000 workers

April 15, 2020

Best Buy, one of the few remaining retailers that hasn't had a workforce reduction since the advent of COVID-19, plans to furlough 51,000 hourly associates…

COVID-19 fosters self-service innovation in China

April 15, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic has hammered business activity worldwide, it has also fostered a wealth of self-service innovation. Nowhere is this more evident…

How To: Protect your family entertainment center and customers from COVID-19

by Sara Paz

Family entertainment centers can keep guests safe from COVID-19 by following some common sense practices, such as removing cash and card payment, requiring…

Diebold Nixdorf retail expert: It's time to give customers their time back

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retailers are shifting operating models, and it began well before COVID-19 shuttered stores, and will continue once the retail industry is back and running at…

Wegmans starts limiting customer activity in stores

April 14, 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Wegmans has begun reducing consumer occupancy and limiting how many customers can be in a store at a given time.

Amazon hiring on once again to handle pandemic's online shopping surge

April 14, 2020

The online shopping surge due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is driving Amazon to hire on another 75,000 employees less than a month after it announced it…

Amazon sellers get green light to send any kind of item to Amazon warehouses

April 14, 2020

One month after banning what its sellers could send to its warehouses Amazon has reversed course.

Online tactics to revive brick-and-mortar in a post-pandemic economy

by Marcel Hollerbach — CMO, Productsup

As COVID-19 rages on, Marcel Hollerbach, CMO at Productsup, explains that at some point, social distancing will end and consumers will once again fill retail…

Family fun center closes permanently due to coronavirus pandemic

April 13, 2020

Shakers Fun Centre in Calgary, Canada, has closed permanently due to coronavirus risks, according to a CTV News report.

American Express assists retailers amid COVID-19

April 13, 2020

American Express is undertaking a series of measures to help employees, cardholders and merchants get through the COVID-19 pandemic both from a financial and…

Fed's Main Street Lending program could provide $600B for business loans

April 10, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Federal Reserve released its plans to provide an additional $2.3 trillion in loans to help to support households and…

Klarna shows COVID-19 related shift in purchases toward health, beauty

April 10, 2020

Demand for real-time payments rises amid COVID-19 pressure

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The economic fallout of COVID-19 is increasing demand for real-time payments as retail revenue sources are drying up and consumers and businesses face…

Dick's Sporting Goods furloughing workers in light of COVID-19 pandemic

April 10, 2020

The latest retailer to reduce staff as the coronavirus continues to wreck havoc on the economy is Dick's Sporting Goods.

Amazon suspends shipping non-Amazon goods

April 10, 2020

The continuing coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted supply chains around the world, is prompting Amazon to temporarily suspend shipping of non-Amazon…