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Walmart, Sam’s Club Shoppers Must Wear Face Masks Starting Next Week

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“While we’re certainly not the first business to require face coverings, we know this is a simple step everyone can take for their safety and the safety of others in our facilities,” said Walmart’s Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith and Lance de la Rosa, chief operating officer at Sam’s Club, in a statement.

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Pop-Up Retail Gets A Pop Of Fresh Energy

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But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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Pier 1 Plans Sale As It Goes Bankrupt

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The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia. The company expects to operate its business in the normal course during this process,” Pier 1 said in its statement. The bankruptcy financing from lenders including Bank of America N.A.,

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Amazon Gains Juicy Incentives With New Headquarters Locations

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For Amazon , the encouragement includes $1.525 billion in performance-based direct incentives — part of the package that led to the eCommerce operator deciding to base one of its headquarters in Long Island City. Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as the homes for its second and third headquarters.

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Grubhub, BJ’s Restaurants And Brewhouse Announce Partnership

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Grubhub , a mobile food ordering and delivery platform, is expanding its range of delivery and catering options once again, this time by announcing news of a partnership with another national leader in food services: BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., Additionally, corporate catering is available for business functions.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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Macy’s Is Hiring 80,000 Employees For The Holidays

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The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. The company also announced its national hiring event for the year, which will take place on Oct.