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NRF Seeks Rent Forgiveness, USPS Support From Congress

In a document addressed to Congress, the National Retail Federation (NRF) laid out 10 proposals for consideration as legislators craft the next…

Brookfield Creates $5 Billion Fund To Help Retailers Recover From COVID-19

Brookfield Asset Management is planning to raise and invest $5 billion in the Retail Revitalization Program, a fund created to help retailers…

ShopRite To Partner With Procter & Gamble, ProCamps To Host Virtual Guest Teacher Series

ShopRite, Procter & Gamble and ProCamps have partnered to host a Virtual Guest Teacher series that will bring professional athletes to distance…

Sephora Introduces Interest-Free 4-Part Payment Plan

Sephora has partnered with Klarna to introduce a pay-by-installment option on its e-Commerce site. The offering lets shoppers pay for items in…

Gap, Kohl’s And Ulta Beauty Enact Strict Protocols For Store Reopenings

Six Gap brands, Kohl’s and Ulta Beauty will begin to collectively operate more than 1,200 stores as the first phases of their reopening…

Reuters: Lord & Taylor Preparing To Liquidate Stores, File For Bankruptcy

Lord & Taylor reportedly plans to liquidate inventory across its 38 remaining locations once its stores reopen, people familiar with the matter…

DSW, Nordstrom Begin Reopening Process; Walgreens Returns To Normal Operating Hours

Retailers continue to announce reopening processes at different paces, based on their resources and positioning during the pandemic. Designer Brands will reopen…

Hershey And DC Comics Will Send Superhero Chocolates To COVID-19 Heroes

The first batches of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars featuring DC Comics superheroes Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman will be going to today’s…

ShopRite Ties Food Bank Donations To Essential Worker Thank-You Posts

“There aren’t enough ways to say thank you to all of you who put yourselves out there for your community,” writes R&J…

Kroger To Offer COVID-19 Testing To Frontline Associates Showing Symptoms Or Need

Kroger has made free COVID-19 testing available to its frontline associates, based on symptoms and medical need. Tests will be offered through…

JCPenney, Sephora Mount Legal Battle Over Fate Of In-Store Beauty Shops

As JCPenney proceeds toward a potential bankruptcy, the struggling department store is caught in a legal battle with Sephora over early termination…

L Brands, Sycamore Partners Call Off Deal To Take Victoria’s Secret Private

Plans to take the struggling Victoria’s Secret chain off the balance sheet of parent company L Brands have been terminated. The retail…

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News Briefs

NRF Seeks Rent Forgiveness, USPS Support From Congress

Brookfield Creates $5 Billion Fund To Help Retailers Recover From COVID-19

ShopRite To Partner With Procter & Gamble, ProCamps To Host Virtual Guest Teacher Series

Sephora Introduces Interest-Free 4-Part Payment Plan

Gap, Kohl’s And Ulta Beauty Enact Strict Protocols For Store Reopenings

Reuters: Lord & Taylor Preparing To Liquidate Stores, File For Bankruptcy

DSW, Nordstrom Begin Reopening Process; Walgreens Returns To Normal Operating Hours

Hershey And DC Comics Will Send Superhero Chocolates To COVID-19 Heroes

Kroger To Offer COVID-19 Testing To Frontline Associates Showing Symptoms Or Need

JCPenney, Sephora Mount Legal Battle Over Fate Of In-Store Beauty Shops

L Brands, Sycamore Partners Call Off Deal To Take Victoria’s Secret Private

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