Closures caused by the pandemic have lowered sales at major retailers and manufacturers of discretionary goods like clothing and footwear due to the temporary closure of physical stores. Many US retailers have seen improved sales trends since the stores gradually reopened since May. Retail sales continued to rebound in August, according to the National Retail […]
Month: September 2020
Columbia Sportswear Latest Downtown Seattle Company To Pull Out Due To Coronavirus
Another sign of the rising economic costs of COVID-19, the Columbia Sportswear store has joined the list of businesses that will not reopen in downtown Seattle after the pandemic. Portland-based Columbia Sportswear has not commented publicly on the fate of the store, at Third Avenue and Pine Street, which was looted during the May 30 […]
COVID-19: the football match in Colombia suspended
A match scheduled to kick off the Colombian soccer league has been postponed after seven players and six of the coaches of one of the teams tested positive for the coronavirus, the Colombian soccer association announced on Friday. Players and coaches at football club Tolima, which leads the Colombian league with 16 points in eight […]