COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

A Look Inside Kroger’s New Digital Marketplace Digs

A Look Inside Kroger’s New Digital Marketplace Digs
A Look Inside Kroger’s New Digital Marketplace Digs
August 13, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon, Target and Walmart get most of the attention for their eCommerce efforts, but grocery giant Kroger has been quietly implementing a three-year-long digital transformation of its...

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Kroger Enters COVID-19 Testing Market As Demand Surges
Kroger Enters COVID-19 Testing Market As Demand Surges
August 13, 2020  |  Economy

Supermarket giant Kroger is taking a big leap into the COVID-19 testing business amid a surge in demand as companies scramble to safely reopen amid...

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US Jobless Claims Fall Below 1M For The First Time Since March
US Jobless Claims Fall Below 1M For The First Time Since March
August 13, 2020  |  Economy

The number of Americans who filed for jobless benefits fell below one million for the first time since late March, the U.S. Department of Labor...

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Driving Retail’s Rebound With A Human Capital Revamp
Driving Retail’s Rebound With A Human Capital Revamp
August 13, 2020  |  Retail

Retail has been among the sectors most dramatically impacted by the pandemic, though it’s impossible to paint the industry with a broad brush. Get the...

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How COVID-19 Is Redefining Luxury Spending
How COVID-19 Is Redefining Luxury Spending
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

Face masks have become a part of most people’s day-to-day lives as the physical world reopens with some restrictions amid COVID-19. The fact that the masks rapidly...

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Sneakers, Athleisure And Post-Pandemic Chic Look Healthy
Sneakers, Athleisure And Post-Pandemic Chic Look Healthy
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

Looking at spring 2020 sales figures, people pretty much stopped buying everything from bras to pants, as lockdowns turned ubiquitous video staff meetings into virtual...

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DOJ Works To Shut Down Over 300 Fraudulent Websites Exploiting Pandemic
DOJ Works To Shut Down Over 300 Fraudulent Websites Exploiting Pandemic
August 12, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop coronavirus-related fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a temporary restraining order to close hundreds of...

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OpenTable CEO Warns Of Massive Restaurant Closures
OpenTable CEO Warns Of Massive Restaurant Closures
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

As many as a quarter of all restaurants will shut their doors in the wake of the coronavirus downturn, Debby Soo, OpenTable’s new CEO, contends...

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