Coronavirus

Sales are down 70% on average systemwide, with 20% of corporate staff laid off or furloughed.

The chain is taking extra precautions to protect workers and employees, prioritizing hot spots.

Consumer demand for 'essential' products has put pressure on suppliers and operators

Groups urging governments to ease occupancy limits to facilitate delivery of essential goods

The Help Feed School Kids Now campaign will provide grant funding to schools struggling to keep costs in check.

Eight of the retailer's Utah locations are distributing one thermometer per family at pharmacy drive-thrus.

Jim Balis of CapitalSpring joins “A Deeper Dive” to talk about strategies operators can use to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown.

The retailer issues a $2 hourly increase through April 18. It also announced an increase in sales for March as consumers stock up, then adjust to safety restrictions.

Some of them need the cash, but is also reflects concerns that companies could lose access to the funds, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

While operators are rightly trying to conserve gloves during the coronavirus outbreak, disposable gloves should only be used once, Advice Guys says.

The move comes after bankruptcy-court supervisors fired CEO Hazem Ouf and CFO Jim Lebs for paying sales taxes without permission.

The funds can be used to cover school nutrition costs.

Improvement in inventory availability, additional staffing and per-customer purchase limits opens the door for Smart & Final to return to regular store hours.