It would be much easier to name all the segments not hit hard by COVID-19 and the subsequent economic chaos it has unleashed than it would be to name all those that have been. But as is often the case during times of economic turbulence, the costs are...
Apple Inc. employees and shoppers who expected to see the California-based technology giant reopen its stores this summer got some bad news. In a video conference call with its workforce last weekend, Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and people, encouraged employees to...
The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 3.3 million on Monday (July 13) as the nation’s death toll exceeded 135,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. For the fifth consecutive day, Florida reported more than 12,000 new coronavirus infections, and in California, Gov. Gavin...
In three weeks, the $600 federal jobless benefit that has been added to the state’s unemployment checks will end. These payments have put $18 billion a week, a total of $288 billion for 16 weeks, into the world’s largest economy since the COVID-19 crisis began....
January 28, 2021
A retail industry researcher and forecaster issued a report on Thursday (Jan. 28) saying that as many as 10,000 stores could close in the U.S. in 2020. On the upside, U.S. store openings could reach 4,000 this year, with the big winners being grocery discounters and dollar-store chains. Coresight said that as of Jan. 22, […]
July 14, 2020
Apple Inc. employees and shoppers who expected to see the California-based technology giant reopen its stores this summer got some bad news. In a video conference call with its workforce...
July 13, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 3.3 million on Monday (July 13) as the nation’s death toll exceeded 135,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. For the fifth...
July 12, 2020
In three weeks, the $600 federal jobless benefit that has been added to the state’s unemployment checks will end. These payments have put $18 billion a week, a total of...
