Every day, more and more stores, restaurants and gyms are announcing closures, cancellations or shifts in business practices. To keep everyone informed, The Real Deal editors have been creating a go-to list:
Every day, more and more stores, restaurants and gyms are announcing closures, cancellations or shifts in business practices. To keep everyone informed, The Real Deal editors have been creating a go-to list:
Restaurants
· Chick-fil-A: All locations will be closing their dining rooms. Most locations will offer drive-thru only, and some might offer takeout, delivery or mobile ordering.
· Chipotle: From March 15 through 31, Chipotle will offer free delivery on orders $10 and up as well as tamper-proof seals on its food orders.
· KFC: When you order through KFC.com, Seamless or GrubHub, you’ll get free delivery through April 26.
· McDonald’s is closing dining rooms at company-owned restaurants in the U.S. and asking franchisees to do the same. Most locations are expected to continue serving through drive-thru, takeout and delivery.
· MOD Pizza: Starting March 17, MOD Pizza will be eliminating in-store dining and moving to takeout, pickup and delivery only. The pizza chain says you can still come into the store to order, but you’ll need to take your food and exit the location once it is prepared.
Online orders will be waiting for customers near the front door at their new “Superfast Grab&Go” pickup spots. MOD is also only accepting credit card payments on phone orders and will temporarily be open from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
· Noodles & Company: Starting March 17, Noodles & Company locations will close every day at 8 p.m. The chain will switch to delivery or carryout orders only (dining areas will not be open). You can still order on the website, Noodles Rewards app or call to place orders. At some locations, a pickup window will allow guests to stay in their cars. Learn more about what your restaurant is doing at Noodles.com/Locations.
· Starbucks is banning the use of seating, including in the café and patio areas. You can still walk up and order at the counter, through the “order ahead” feature in the Starbucks app, via the drive-thru or select delivery.
· Taco Bell: Although several Taco Bell dining rooms are still open, the chain is preparing to operate as drive-thru and delivery-only restaurants (if necessary) amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Retail Stores
· Abercrombie & Fitch: All Abercrombie & Fitch and Abercrombie Kids stores outside of the Asia-Pacific region will close temporarily starting on March 15 until atleast March 28. You can still shop online, though!
· American Eagle: All physical stores are closed from March 17 till March 27. Customers can continue shopping online.
· American Girl: American Girl is temporarily closing all retail stores in the U.S. through March 27. You can still shop online.
· Apple: All Apple stores outside of Greater China will be closed until March 27. Shop online at Apple.com, the Apple Store app or the app store.
· Bath & Body Works is closing all locations to ensure safety of customers and employees and shifting focus to its online inventory for now.
· Bonobos is closing all of its Guideshop locations from March 16 until further notice. You can chat with Bonobos live from the safety of your home by clicking on the “Chat” button at the bottom left hand of Bonobos screen.
Chico’s: All Chico’s brands—Chico’s, White House Black Market, Soma and TellTale —will be closed until March 31. You can shop online and look for cash back and promo codes to save.
· Columbia Sportswear is closing stores through March 27
· DSW stores are temporarily closed starting March 17. Through April 15, DSW shoppers are being offered 20% off online order + free shipping with code.
· Foot Locker: All North American retail stores are closed until March 31.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
