Borders co-founder launches robotic fulfillment serviceRoboFS is designed to enable quick, touchless order fulfillment. State Lockdowns: Update on the latest orders in response to COVID-19Stay-at-home orders nationwide are expiring and easing — or in some cases, extending — in varying degrees. Here’s an update on what some states are doing. Big Minnesota malls begin opening on Monday Two major malls in the Minneapolis metro will welcome back shoppers on Monday. Survey: 43% of essential retailers increased hourly pay amid COVID-19 A new survey details the measures essential retailers are taking to reward and protect employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Include the human factor in your post-pandemic technology plans As retailers prepare for an increasingly technocentric “new normal” following COVID-19, they should design strategies around consumer behavior. Starbucks individualizes loyalty offers A global coffee giant ensures that it keeps the personal touch. Dillard’s Q1 sales fall 47%; reopening 116 more stores next week Dillard’s reported a smaller fiscal first-quarter loss than analysts had expected and also said it is starting to reopen its stores. Shopkick: Consumers ready to return to stores — with caveats A new survey reveals anxieties and expectations consumers have about shopping in stores as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Gartner: Supply chain faces disruptive threats before COVID-19 vaccine Gartner has identified three scenarios chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should prepare for until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. CBRE: Restaurants will re-open slowly and cautiously The restaurants, bars, food halls, and brew pubs that have been top traffic-builders in new town centers and mixed-use projects will need time to re-establish themselves as markets re-open. First Previous 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Next Last
