When Saks Fifth Avenue reopens its 10-story flagship store in New York City on Wednesday (June 24), customers will be greeted by 100 hand sanitizer stations and ultraviolet handrail cleaners on its 22 escalators, among other precautions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Two of the largest mall owners in the United States are teaming up on a bid to buy one of their key anchor tenants, bankrupt JCPenney. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Some of the largest online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States have spent more than $7 billion for everything from Plexiglas partitions and face masks to extra pay since the coronavirus crisis hit in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The outbreak of an unprecedented global health pandemic hit the world of retail like a meteor, flattening everything in its immediate path, and more gradually choking out the rest with the cloud of dust kicked up by its impact – in this case, a cloud...
As its stores are reopening across America, Starbucks wants customers to welcome the new day with the Impossible Breakfast Sandwich. The meatless “sausage” and egg offering is joined on the chain’s summer menu with cold coffee treats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Call it “The Great Re-engagement.” Now that physical retail is open throughout the U.S., the spotlight moves toward re-engaging the most valuable asset any company has: customers. Retailers of all sizes have their work cut out as customers come back to new safety rules, social...
To provide last-mile delivery solutions to merchants, one-hour and same-day delivery marketplace Rapidus has teamed with Shopify. The company connects business clients with delivery partners and offers “convenient and guaranteed” deliveries throughout Texas, Washington, California and Colorado, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story...
To help retailers safely reopen and safeguard customers as lockdown measures are relaxed, Cennox has rolled out a device to neutralize the coronavirus at payment terminals in retail locations following each transaction. The Cennox UVC Keypad Cleaner harnesses UVC light to take on viruses at...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a “great accelerator” in driving Kohl’s to embrace eCommerce and make other changes in its operations faster than planned, the retail giant’s Chief Executive Michelle Gass said on Monday (June 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
