COVID-19 Response

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the industry is taking steps to keep stores safe for consumers and associates while still serving as a resource. 

Dollar General and Stop & Shop are dedicating the first hour of each shopping day to the senior community.

Sephora and Ulta Beauty announced temporary store closures amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

Walmart’s 24-hour stores are now open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., in order to give employees more time to restock shelves and clean and sanitize stores.

The NACDS Annual Meeting will not be taking place as planned, due to measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

An investigational COVID-19 vaccine will enroll 45 healthy adult volunteers in Seattle between the ages of 18 to 55 years old for approximately six weeks.

Executives from CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart and Target were on hand in the Rose Garden Friday, pledging space outside their stores for drive-through testing for COVID-19.

COVID-19 diagnostic tests will be covered by benefits, and Medicare Advantage and Part D plans will waive certain requirements to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.