Retail
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Stores may reopen in June, but will shoppers return?
Retailers are likely to make permanent changes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to promote consumers' safety and confidence.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
The View From Here: Who backs the front line worker?
The COVID pandemic is bad, but it would be worse without the people who keep showing up to work.
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
Maine Voices: Lockdown benefits chains at the expense of small Maine businesses
A restaurant has to close, but gas stations sell food, liquor and coffee, and discounted Easter candy is a big draw at big-box stores.
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PublishedApril 19, 2020
Insight: Why your local store keeps running out of flour, toilet paper and prescription drugs
Supply chains are more complex than we think, and it doesn't take much to disrupt them.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Maine retailers deemed essential prepare to follow new state mandates
Supermarkets, grocers and convenience stores will stay open but must limit the number of customers at any time and take other measures to limit coronavirus transmission.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
Some workers have walked off the job to demand greater safeguards, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Our View: Congress enters the fight on COVID-19
But the largest aid package in history will probably not be enough to offset the economic damage caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Commentary: How to limit hoarding and keep America’s hands clean
Rationing has to play a role, but apps that tell consumers where essential goods are in stock would help.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Large retailers in Maine redefine how shopping works in a pandemic
Target and Best Buy stores are changing hours and policies, while others such as Macy's are closing altogether.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Maine Observer: Facing the future in the checkout line
A long wait in a big-box store pushes one Maine couple to take the plunge into a brave new world.
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