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Continuing Coverage: COVID-19

3/19/2020

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Essential reads

Retailer roundup, managing COVID-19

Appreciation pay, increased hiring, social distancing in stores, every retailer is doing its part during the coronavirus pandemic; here’s a bulleted list of who’s doing what so far
Staying in Stock: How retailers, suppliers are managing the pandemic

The April issue’s comprehensive cover story looks at how retailers and suppliers are managing the coronavirus crisis
Nielsen reports huge store brand gains during coronavirus

Across retail channels, store brand sales grew nearly 15% in the first quarter, ahead of national brands that rose by nearly 12%
Survey: How consumers shopped in the middle of COVID-19

Nearly a third of shoppers are buying what’s priced lowest, while about the same number actually shop different stores to find brands they prefer
Survey: Online grocery orders surge

Brick Meets Click, ShopperKit study found a third of respondents buying groceries online, nearly 40% buying online for the first time
Retailers enforce crowd control

Target, Trader Joe’s limit guest traffic, others institute one-way shopping
Kroger sales rocket in March

Retailer updated impact coronavirus has had on sales, seeing a 30% increase in March, year over year
Ahold Delhaize U.S. sales up 34% in March

Like Kroger, the retailer saw a massive sales boost from consumers stockpiling during COVID-19 pandemic
Digital drives Target sales growth

New numbers from the retailer show massive increases online, offsetting slight dips in-store
Retailers require staff to wear masks

Updating the retailer roundup of how stores are managing COVID-19, H-E-B increases store hours, Publix and Albertsons get extra generous
Retailers adjust store hours, hire staff around COVID-19

To continue to serve the public, retailers look for more people to help clean and stock
Amazon provides largest gift in Feeding America history

To fight food insecurity during COVID-19, Amazon donated $100 million
Instacart to deliver health kits to its shoppers

Days after announcing new benefits, the company has followed up with sourcing its own COVID-19 health kits with masks, sanitizer and thermometers
True Value readies own brand of sanitizer, disinfectants

Hardware wholesaler rolling out hand sanitizer in April, producing cleaning products, too

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