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Harry & David Decides Its Stores Won’t Reopen After Coronavirus





April 28, 2020 2:58 pm

Many retailers have temporarily closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now confronted with questions about how and when will it be good to reopen their business.  The coronavirus has forced many businesses to close and many might not even open.  One of this business is the parent company of Harry & David, the gourmet fruit seller known for its gift baskets, decided to close most of the brand’s brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S. and decided to focus instead on an e-commerce future.  Like many retailers, Harry & David have struggled and will be closing 38 stores over the next several months. The affected 370 employees will be offered jobs in other parts of the company or severance packages. The shift to online shopping was considered before the coronavirus pandemic.  Throughout the years Harry & David stores have evolved to become a predominantly e-commerce business as most of their revenue was generated by online orders.  The proposed plan to re-open will consist of three-phases:  stores initially open for curbside pickup or home delivery services. The second phase would allow open locations with capacity limits and social distancing. Stores would reopen fully only once they have established protections for shoppers and workers

https://www.wsj.com/articles/harry-david-decides-its-stores-wont-reopen-after-coronavirus-11588100324?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=3

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