Social distancing instructions are posted at California's Westfield Santa Anita shopping mall on June 12, as local businesses enter Phase 3 reopening. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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This weekend, temporary pay bumps for workers during the coronavirus pandemic are ending at companies across the country. In a normal world, high hazard pay might be the only way to stop employees from quitting en masse. But with tens of millions unemployed, workers quickly lost a lot of leverage. Ada Yokota/Getty Images hide caption
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Old Navy, a subsidiary of Gap, began selling nonmedical face masks in early May. MB Internal Studio/Old Navy hide caption
A man walks past mannequins in the windows of a Macy's store in Boston on April 15. The company said its online sales started growing in April, but they "only partially offset" the losses from its stores. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Target said it relied on its physical stores to fill 80% of online sales in the past three months. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Bankrupt Pier 1 could not find a buyer during the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's asking the bankruptcy court to approve a complete liquidation of the chain. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
Friday
Pandemic Hits Spending Hard; 79% Dive In Clothing Sales Leads A Record Plunge
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Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has become the first department store to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Monday
J.Crew said it hopes the bankruptcy filing will help it get its finances in order while it keeps running, though for now under COVID-19 restrictions. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
J.Crew Bankruptcy Filing May Not Be The Last For Retailers Slammed By Pandemic
Tuesday
The wrongful-death legal complaint in Illinois is one of the first such publicly known cases against Walmart. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A woman loads groceries into her vehicle outside of a Walmart store in Pearl, Miss., on March 31. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
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An empty parking lot surrounds the Macy's at the Roosevelt Field Mall on March 20 in East Garden City, N.Y. The retail chain had previously announced plans to close about 125 stores over the next three years. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
When filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September, Forever 21 had stated that it planned to reorganize the business and would likely close up to 178 U.S. stores. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
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George Laurer in 2011 at the University of Maryland's Innovation Hall of Fame. His many inventions, including the Universal Product Code, led to his induction into the hall in 1991. Al Santos/University of Maryland hide caption
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Nordstrom's new flagship store opens Thursday on 57th Street and Broadway in New York City. The store has seven floors of products and services alongside in-store restaurants and bars. Peter Talbot/NPR hide caption