As the pandemic drags on, many companies have opted to cover up their stores. But is it the best decision long-term for a retailer's brand?
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It's a part of the city that is typically bustling with shoppers, bar hoppers and locals running errands. But, like shopping areas across the country, almost all activity has temporarily halted due to COVID-19.
What was once raucous on a Saturday night is now silent. Adding to an eerie feeling of disconnect is a row of stores that are boarded up. West Elm's entire first floor has been covered with plywood. Sephora has been boarded up as well — the wood has been painted black, and notes have been left behind stating that the store is temporarily closed but the company is offering free online shipping with a code.
Not to change the topic here:
Frios Gourmet Pops shutters storefront amid coronavirus | Community Impact Newspaper
Frios Gourmet Pops has permanently closed its storefront in McKinney. (Courtesy Frios Gourmet Pops)
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What once served as a community hub and place for people to stay has switched to online orders and preparing items to go.
Crooks ram SUV through front of L.I. smoke shop, steal vapes - New York Daily News
A trio of desperate crooks rammed their SUV through the storefront of a Long Island smoke shop early Wednesday to steal cigarettes and vape pens, cops said.
The plot unraveled shortly after midnight when Suffolk County police pulled over a 2003 Chevy Tahoe on Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park for a busted headlight about 12:35, authorities said.
When 1st Precinct Sergeant Robert Desanto approached the vehicle, police said, he noticed broken glass on the back bumper of the SUV, as well as several cartons of cigarettes and boxes of vape pens inside.
Archer The Storefront making coffee essential to staying open
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The coronavirus has impacted many local small businesses, but one local shop has taken a small part of its business and made it an essential part of staying open.
Kelly Archer is the owner of Archer The Storefront, a local interior decorating and design store. She said right now, all operations as far as designing have stopped because she can't go into people's homes. So instead, her focus is on social media and coffee.
"We're not essential but coffee is a consumable and people want it," Kelly said. "So we have gone to the internet and started with Instagram and Facebook and I kind of showcase some accessories and little things and we have no-touch curbside pick up."
Many things are taking place:
Submissions sought for juried show featuring artistic and useful face masks - Entertainment -
In light of the coronavirus epidemic, Curated Storefront recently announced a call to artists for MASK-R-AID, a juried art exhibit and sale of artistic and functional masks.
The masks will be put into production, sold online at www.CuratedStorefront.org, and exhibited at a Curated Storefront site. It’s a way to put “great art in the hands and on the faces of the public while helping them to stay safe,” the organization says in a news release.
e-Spirit CMS Integrates with SAP Commerce Cloud's Decoupled PWA "Spartacus" Storefront
"This new integration makes it easy for customers using the SAP Commerce Cloud solution to get to market with lightning speed," said Udo Sträßer, chief revenue officer, e-Spirit. "e-Spirit's hybrid and headless CMS capability has the agility needed to rapidly integrate with existing and future channels. We're changing the game for commerce companies that need to increase customer loyalty and revenue post-haste. Lengthy implementations are now a thing of the past."
Fusion Heating & Cooling moves into new storefront - Ripon Commonwealth Press
For the last two years, Fusion Heating & Cooling has been serving the HVAC needs and more of the Ripon area.
But it also may have been the least-known such company in the community. After all, it didn’t have a storefront.
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For the first time, Fusion Heating & Cooling is based out of its own commercial space at 1212 W. Fond du Lac St., next to the bowling alley.
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Walking in the neighborhood, seeing the small businesses closed, and wondered why in the world there isn't a rent m… https://t.co/KnKINZwTqx tnyfrontrow (from New York, New York) Sun Apr 19 21:54:56 +0000 2020
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