Articles filed under Retail/Shopping
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Retail workers in their 60s, 70s and 80s say they're worried about their health -- but need the money
Apr 5, 2020 6:18 AM - Nearly one-quarter of retail workers are 55 or older and 7% are over 65, according to Labor Department data, which means that the demographic most vulnerable to the coronavirus is increasingly on its front lines, selling groceries, medicine and other necessities to crowds of shoppers.
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Bars crater and grocers boom, showing huge mismatch in U.S. jobs
Apr 5, 2020 6:20 AM - Here's the tricky calculus for those in the decimated hospitality industry. Apply for one of the jobs the pandemic is creating or wait it out? -
Walmart tightens rules for shoppers in response to COVID-19
Apr 5, 2020 9:05 AM - In an effort to increase social distancing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart is changing its in-store shopping policies. -
Walmart joins other stores in limiting access to stores
Apr 4, 2020 10:40 AM - Walmart still wants customers, just fewer of them at a time. The nation's largest retailer said it will now allow no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time, roughly about 20% of the average store's capacity. -
New Batavia Popcorn Depot owners hope to open in May
Apr 3, 2020 6:00 AM - Talitha and David Mueller bought the Batavia Popcorn Depot from Jack Pepper three weeks ago. But right now, they're unsure of when they'll reopen the business.
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Americans adopting e-commerce faster than ever amid pandemic
Apr 3, 2020 6:00 AM - Average daily online sales for groceries doubled by the middle of March compared with the start of the month, the study shows. Overall, e-commerce is up 25% over the same period, which compares March 13 to 15 with the first 11 days of the month. -
Amazon vowed to crack down on coronavirus profiteering. Some sellers have figured out loopholes.
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Virus' impact on business causing uncertainty for Schaumburg budget planners
Apr 2, 2020 4:45 PM - The shuttering or slowdown of so many tax-producing businesses means Schaumburg's nearly completed, monthslong budget process has virtually started over in recent weeks, and raises the difficulty of forecasting and planning the village's financial future. -
Demand for grocery delivery service creates long waitlists -- how stores are trying to fix that
Apr 1, 2020 5:21 PM - With millions of Americans stuck in their homes because of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for grocery-store delivery and even curbside pickup services has skyrocketed -- resulting in waitlists of a week or more at many stores in the suburbs. -
With new owner in place, concerns remain over future of Stratford Square Mall
Mar 30, 2020 5:30 AM - Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale has a new owner, but its future is still uncertain.
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