Retail

Walmart and Sam's Club, as well as Kroger, join a growing list of retailers making masks mandatory in stores. The National Retail Federation is urging all stores to adopt the same policy.

Another 1.5 million people file for unemployment benefits for the first time, but the number who are continuing to seek the payments continues to decline as workers return to their jobs.

This episode originally aired on June 6, 2020.U.S. retail sales fell a record 16.4 percent in April, nearly double the previous record drop of 8.3 percent…

Updated: 11:28 a.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020 Cleveland is temporarily freezing the spread of dollar stores in city neighborhoods. City council on Wednesday afternoon approved a moratorium on new zoning permits or occupancy licenses for small-box retail. The pause will last until Nov. 1, while the city drafts new regulations for such businesses.

The company is making permanent a $2 bonus it created during the pandemic, as many retailers have been phasing out "hazard pay." Target previously planned to raise its pay minimum by the end of 2020.

This episode originally aired on June 6, 2020.U.S. retail sales fell a record 16.4 percent in April, nearly double the previous record drop of 8.3 percent…

U.S. retail sales fell a record 16.4 percent in April, nearly double the previous record drop of 8.3 percent set in March.Department stores and other…

Many popular brands including Nordstrom and Gap now sell nonmedical grade face masks to meet consumer demand, but experts say mask sales are a drop in the bucket compared to COVID-19-related losses.

Temporary store closures during the pandemic hammered nonessential retailers, including Kohl's, T.J. Maxx and Victoria's Secret. Shoppers also dramatically cut back on buying clothes.

Retail sales saw record drops for the second month in a row. Other categories with huge declines included a 59% dive in furniture sales and 29% decreases in department stores and gas stations.