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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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Time for Maine Legislature to shine light on ‘dark store theory’
Lawmakers should address a property-tax loophole that favors big-box retailers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Times Record
Bill would prohibit a common property tax appeal by big-box retailers
Large retailers have been pressuring Maine communities to lower their property taxes based on hypothetical arguments about the properties’ resale value.