• Updated on June 11, 2021 at 9:12 am
  • Category Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Industry Impact 2021

Coronavirus: Industry Impact 2021

Retail

• American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is now offering free same-day delivery through a partnership with a FedEx subsidiary.

• Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is now selling COVID-19 home tests that meets the requirement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 before returning to the United States.

 

Restaurant

• Grill Concepts, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has closed 14 restaurants due to COVID-19. Some of these restaurants could re-open in the future, but it is not clear how many will do so.

• Starbucks Corporation will begin allowing reusable cups to return on June 22. The company has instituted new standards for handling the cups after pausing the practice due to COVID-19.

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