fast food giant said 95% of its 3,300 restaurants
in China are now open.
The Mall of America, the nation’s largest
shopping mall, closed Tuesday and its doors will
remain locked until at least April.
Food delivery company DoorDash is waiving
fees for restaurants, hiring out-of-work waiters
and delivering food to the needy as the new
coronavirus radically changes the restaurant
industry. The San Francisco company will allow
independent restaurants sign up for its delivery
service for free through the end of April.
Ralph Lauren and Foot Locker announced
nationwide closures of stores in regulatory
filings. They follow Patagonia, Under Armour,
Urban Outfitters, REI and others in doing so.
With so many people stocking, and overstocking
pantries, Dollar Tree temporarily suspended
online ordering to ensure the shelves in its
stores are loaded.
U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide,
turning dark nearly all of the country’s 40,000-
plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown.
The largest chains had tried to remain open
even as Hollywood postponed upcoming
releases, including the new James Bond film. But
after President Donald Trump on Monday urged
against gatherings of more than 10 people,
AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, said its
theaters would close.
BIG TECH
The biggest tech companies in the world are
banding together to combat misinformation
about the pandemic and also fraud. Facebook,
Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Linkedin, Reddit
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