Coronavirus / COVID-19 News & Media
Panera launches grocery service
April 9, 2020
Panera customers can now add a few groceries to coffee orders thanks to the launch of Panera Grocery.
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Casey's General Store expands delivery, adds essential items
April 9, 2020
Casey's General Stores has expanded its DoorDash partnership to provide delivery to 579 locations, seven days a week, across the company's 16-state footprint…
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COVID-19 fosters self-service innovation in China
April 8, 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…
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In the midst of COVID-19 don’t get mad, get smart
by Chip Bell — Customer Loyalty Consultant/Author, Chip Bell Group
Chip Bell suggests retailers take a page from a small business in Georgia that is not only doing business but helping keep customers safe during the COVID-1…
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Wayfair enjoys stock boost as COVID-19 pandemic rages on
April 7, 2020
Not every retailer's bottom line is hurting due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Target workers get masks, gloves and customers get more space
April 7, 2020
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered all non-essential retail, Target is open and operating, given its supermarket division, and is…
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CARES Act to provide more loans, unemployment and tax benefits
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law at the end of March, provides new loan programs that vary depending on a company’s…
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Amazon deploying masks, taking workers temperature
April 6, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the U.S. and abroad Amazon is beefing up protection for its workers.
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Publix rolls out contactless pay to all stores
April 6, 2020
Publix, a Lakeland, Florida-based grocery chain, is rolling out contactless payment to all stores, including its organic GreenWise Market, as part of a…
read nowFIS leverages lending platform for COVID-19 assistance
April 3, 2020
FIS is enabling its Real-Time Lending Platform to enable banks and credit unions to provide loans to merchants and small businesses under the U.S. Small…
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Ex J.C. Penney chief: Retail will have a hard time surviving COVID-19
April 3, 2020
Ron Johnson, former J.C. Penney CEO and the design leader behind Apple's retail locations, isn't at all optimistic about what's ahead for retail department…
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Bath & Body Works: We're an essential service in light of COVID-19
April 3, 2020
Beauty and bath retailers Bath & Body works want to reopen claiming it is an "essential" business as the COVID-19 virus outbreak continues to expand across…
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Businesses can apply for SBA loans starting today
April 3, 2020
Small businesses can begin applying for Small Business Administration loans available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as…
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April 3, 2020
Ahold Delhaize USA, parent company of Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford brands and Stop & Shop, is donating $10 million in funds for a…
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Office Depot launches same-day delivery
April 3, 2020
Office Depot Inc. is offering same-day delivery from about 1,100 Office /Depot and OfficeMax locations.
read nowMercato offers free grocery delivery to senior consumers
April 3, 2020
Online grocery e-commerce platform Mercato is eliminating delivery fees through the first week in May.for those 60 years or older.
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Performance Food Group partners with grocers during coronavirus pandemic
April 3, 2020
Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has established partnerships with grocery and retail companies to strengthen its business during the coronavirus…
read nowBill.com waives fees, offers additional COVID-19 support for small retailers
April 2, 2020
Bill.com, a provider of cloud-based financial software for SMBs, is launching several measures to help companies deal with reduced revenue and other impacts…
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Traffic dips at Walmart, Costco, Target as COVID-19 pandemic expands
April 2, 2020
For the first time in weeks since the coronavirus began expanding in the U.S., consumer traffic at top retailers Walmart, Costco and Target has declined.
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J.C. Penney furloughing most hourly workers starting today
April 2, 2020
Retailer J.C. Penney Co. Inc will furlough most of its hourly staff as of today, April 2, the same date it hoped to reopen stores it temporarily closed in…
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