Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
Costco, the nation’s leading warehouse retailer, announced all customers must wear facemasks in stores beginning on Monday. Also, stores and gas stations are returning to normal operating hours. All Costco members and guests must wear a face covering that covers their mouth and nose at all times while at Costco. This requirement does not apply […]
NEW YORK — Tapestry — a retail company operating brands under Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman — announced it plans to pay full-time employees thru May 30 but will start furloughing part-time employees on April 25. Tapestry stores have been closed in the U.S. and Europe since March 17 due to the pandemic and […]
Walmart, the nation’s leading retailer, says it is looking to hire an additional 50,000 workers to staff Walmart stores, Sam’s Club warehouse stores, distribution and fulfillment centers. The company announced just last month it would hire an additional 100,000 workers by the end of May and it has already reached its goal in less than […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest retail chain specializing in sports equipment, said it will begin furloughing 40,000 employees beginning this Sunday. Dick’s operates 726 stores under the Dick’s brand and 124 Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream stores. All are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but some are still offering curbside pickup of […]
Walmart and Target, the nation’s two-largest retailers, announced it would begin limiting the number of shoppers inside stores to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Walmart said stores will allow no more than five customers for each 1000 square feet at a given time, roughly 20 percent of a store’s capacity. An average Walmart store is […]
Trader Joe’s, the popular supermarket chain, announced that two NY stores remain closed for cleaning after employees working there tested positive for Covid-19. The locations are in Hewlett in Westchester County and Merrick on Long Island. The Trader Joe’s store in Paramus on busy Rt. 17 is also temporarily shuttered. The Merrick and Paramus stores […]
Walmart CEO and President John Furner announced that the company will begin taking the temperatures of employees as they report to work in Walmart stores, Sam’s Club stores and other facilities, as well as asking them some basic health screening questions. The company is now sending infrared thermometers to all locations, which could take up […]
Macy’s, the largest department store chain in the country, says it will furlough most of its 125,000 employees as all stores remain closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The company operates 775 locations under the names Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Blue Mercury. Furloughed employees will receive no pay. Beginning April 1, all employees at the director-level […]
Costco, the nation’s leading membership warehouse chain, is closing at 6:30 p.m. on weekdays starting on Monday, March 30. This is usually two hours earlier for most stores. Gas stations at Costco will close at 7 p.m. Weekend store hours will remain the same. Costco has seen a huge surge in business over the last […]
Wakefern Food Corp., the retailer-owned cooperative and parent of ShopRite supermarkets, is giving hourly workers a $2 per hour boost for the next month along with enhanced sick and leave benefits. The program would impact tens of thousands of employees working across ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Price Rite Marketplace, Dearborn Market and Gourmet Garage stores […]
CVS Health, which operates the largest drug store chain in the country with nearly 10,000 locations, is awarding bonuses to employees who are required to be at CVS stores to assist patients and customers in this time of unprecedented need. Bonuses will range from $150 to $500 and will be awarded to pharmacists and certain other health care […]
UNION, NJ — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced it will close most stores by Monday morning, March 23, 2020, other than its buybuy BABY and Harmon Face Values stores, subject to state and local regulations. The move is aimed at helping to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and means all but approximately […]
Target says it will increase worker pay by $2 an hour until May 2 and possibly beyond. In addition, Target is offering a new option for all employees who are 65 or older, pregnant or those with underlying medical conditions to access paid leave effective immediately. Target will also pay bonuses to frontline team members, […]
Best Buy, the nation’s largest electronics chain, is changing plans and closing all stores beginning Sunday and will only offer curbside pickup or delivery from online orders. After announcing a few days ago it would allow 10-15 customers at a time inside stores starting on Monday, government ordered closures in numerous states have altered the […]
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, announced it will close U.S. stores earlier at 8:30 p.m. every night beginning Thursday and open at 7 a.m. in the morning. Stores that open later than 7 a.m. will continue their regular starting hours. This will help Walmart employees restock the shelves for customers while continuing to clean and […]