The chain has rolled out pickup service to all of its 344 stores, and is looking at a variety of options to expand its ability to meet online demand going forward.

The windows have drawn long lines of consumers at chains, and even some independents have introduced their own versions. Lots of multi-site project potential.

The fast-casual chain acknowledged that its current real estate portfolio is challenging during the coronavirus pandemic and said it is looking to add pickup windows.

Walgreens expanded its drive-thru offering beyond prescriptions into other store items to give shoppers an alternative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Walgreens is going one step further.

CVS Pharmacy to acquire Schnuck Markets Inc.'s retail and specialty pharmacy businesses. CVS Pharmacy and its subsidiaries will acquire and operate 99 of the grocer's pharmacies and will brand them as CVS Pharmacy.

When Best Buy Co. Inc. stores reopen for business, every customer who walks through the doors will be getting something like VIP treatment.

Advice from Cleaner Retail – a new one-stop-shop designed to assist in creating a sanitised environment for safer shopping and a clean retail experience for the consumer

The surge in online shopping has caused retailers to rethink their selling floors and backrooms, and to evaluate dedicated facilities.

Virgin Holidays will become Virgin Atlantic Holidays and will focus on its digital distribution and concessions in Next shops.

According to reports in The Evening Standard, the retailer believes that it is “highly unlikely” that all 50 stores will reopen, with the chain already seen as struggling in the run up to the pandemic – and with sales slumping during the enforced closure.

New Technomic data reveals that outward displays of stepped-up sanitation practices are important for building consumer trust.

Amazon is ramping up its efforts to lease retail real estate for its in-the-works physical grocery store concept, which will be larger than existing Amazon Go cashierless stores and carry a wider variety of merchandise.

Simon Property Group, the nation's largest mall operator, reopened several dozen shopping centers across Texas, Georgia and roughly ten other states between Friday and Monday.

The retail sector was looking forward to a solid year of sales when the coronavirus hit. As it struggles to get through the crisis, thoughts turn to what the industry will look like when it is over.

Reflexis Systems announced Reflexis Appointments, a solution that helps retailers reopen stores safely for associates and customers while meeting required state and local regulations.

FutureProof Retail (FPR), the leading provider of line-free mobile checkout and service counter solutions, and Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), the nation's largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, announced a partnership to provide FPR's mobile self-scanning checkout and counter service solutions as a no-touch technology solution to AWG member retailers.