We start the weekend with our ninth Saturday-morning update on West Seattle’s standalone grocery stores:
QFC ADDS HOURS: Thanks to Jason for the tip on this. QFC stores (including the 2 in West Seattle) are now open 8 am to 10 pm .
SAFEWAY ADDS HOURS: Checking the websites for our area’s three Safeway stores, we see they’ve added hours too – now open 5 am to 1 am. In addition, the Tuesday/Thursday shopping times for seniors and others at elevated risk are now expanded to 6 am-9 am.
This may worth something:
Where to shop online that isn’t Amazon, Target or Walmart – TechCrunch
There are the ethical questions currently swirling around things like worker safety, as COVID-19 takes a toll on the often low-paid essential workers who keep these businesses running. It’s also arguably now more important than ever to support small and local businesses, and more and more brick and mortars announce that they simply won’t be able to rebound after the disastrous economic effects of the shutdown.
Not every company listed below is a small business (Chewy, for example, is owned by pet supply giant PetSmart), but the below list compiled by our editorial team should offer a good variety to help you mix up your online shopping.
Shopping malls face rocky future - The Lima News
Jana Kramp, left, walks through the Lima Mall with her daughter, Myla, 1, and Mason Risner while Christmas shopping in November.
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America’s once-dazzling shopping industry is facing blow after blow as department stores anchoring malls across the country file for bankruptcy, a move that could leave already struggling shopping malls permanently in the dark.
Sales have plummeted, with a record 16% drop in retail sales for April, in large part as stores have been closed for months to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. That has left shopping malls to face the grim reality of empty storefronts and late or nonexistent rent payments. Many could be forced to explore a new future focused on entertainment.
Oahu shopping malls reopen to thin crowds and many stores still locked up
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Retailers and shopping malls reopened Friday on Oahu, and the governor is poised to make a decision soon when to allow restaurants, salons and gyms to resume operations.
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"I definitely want them open by the end of the month. That's what were giving the strongest recommendation to the governor for."
Leaders are focused on rebooting the economy as the state continues to see just a handful of new COVID-19 cases daily. On Friday, there was just one new case — on the Big Island.
Quite a lot has been going on:
NW Indiana gives peek at how shopping will look as stores reopen - Chicago Tribune
For the first time in weeks, customers at specialty running store Fleet Feet in Schererville, Indiana, can walk inside and try on a pair of shoes.
But first, they'll need an appointment. To encourage social distancing, the shop just across the Illinois border can only handle about three fittings at a time.
Employees are getting used to helping customers choose shoes from a distance, while customers stay within blue tape on the floor corralling them in the center of the store, away from merchandise that must be disinfected if they touch it.
Some Portland stores reopen while other choose not to | kgw.com
Under Gov. Kate Brown's reopening plan, most retailers everywhere in the state could open up shop starting Friday for the first time in two months.
After almost two months, standalone shops like boutiques, galleries, furniture and jewelry stores could reopen Friday - even if the county they're in hasn't entered the first phase of reopening, like Multnomah County.
Just to clarify: all other standalone shops like toy stores and book stores were never technically ordered to close, though most did. That means all Oregon retail stores can open to shoppers again as long as they're not in an indoor or outdoor shopping center and follow state guidelines.
Bal Harbour Shops to Open Monday in Bal Harbour, Fla. – WWD
‘What the heck’: Store owners, shoppers are ‘so ready’ to reopen their
Laura Agbulos was working behind the counter of her sister’s store, Bellissima Boutique, on Pacific Avenue in Stockton’s Miracle Mile on Saturday afternoon. She said their customers were "so ready" to come shopping.
Until last week, Agbulos said the women’s clothing shop had been open only for shipping and delivery orders but now offers curbside pickup, as well as personal shopping appointments.
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