Tag: COVID-19

Due to the troublesome spread of coronavirus-themed scams and malware attacks, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a nationwide campaign to detect, inhibit...

Local directives are creating mass confusion and inconsistent guidelines across communities, forcing retailers to shift valuable resources and time away from existing efforts to safeguard employees and customers.

Lowe’s is helping community members hit hardest by COVID-19 through a $25 million philanthropic investment of product, funds, and collaboration to meet the needs...

Following guidance from the CDC, NRF has decided to cancel NRF PROTECT 2020 scheduled to be held in Pittsburgh this June.

The Restaurant Loss Prevention & Security Association announced the postponement of its Annual Conference to March 15–18, 2021.

Retail supply chain analysts may want to consider Twitter traffic by geography to be one more signal to improve their demand-based decisions when distributing goods from distribution centers to stores.

Download this infographic to send to your team to help them be more productive while working remotely for the foreseeable future.

In an LPM webinar Friday, retail executive Todd Hooper offered a first-hand account of how the response has unfolded in Spain, along with suggestions for improving the US response. This post summarizes the discussion and provides links to the recorded webinar and podcast.

While some companies had to shut their doors either by choice or by mandate, every retailer is affected by this unprecedented global event. There are a number of steps retailers can take, however, to prepare for the unknown as well as protect themselves, their associates, customers, and communities during an emergency event.

Given that Spain has one of the highest infection rates in the world that started several weeks before North America, the lessons learned from Spain discussed in this webinar will help all retailers prepare for the next several weeks.