Retailers close stores around the globe to curb coronavirus spread (Adds J C Penney, updates H&M and Ikea, changes format to table) March 18 (Reuters) – Retailers have been closing stores around the globe to reduce the riskof transmission of the coronavirus, which has killed over 9,000 people and infected more than230,000 while disrupting supply and production chains.Company Type Date from Scope Closed until ABERCROMBIE Clothing March 15 All stores across brands March 28 outside Asia-Pacific [https://bit.ly/2U4sRXf AB FOODS Food, March 16 Over 70 Primark fashion Until respective clothing stores in continental governments permit Europe them to re-open AMERICAN EAGLE Clothing March 17 All American Eagle and March 27 OUTFITTERS Aerie stores across the United States and Canada APPLE Electronics March 17 All stores outside China Until further notice BUCKLE INC Clothing, March 18 All brick-and-mortar March 31 shoes stores CANADA GOOSE Clothing March 17 All retail stores in March 31 North America and Europe CROCS INC Shoes March 17 North American retail March 27 stores FAST RETAILING Clothing March 17 All 50 Uniqlo clothing n/a stores in the United States.Only 30 of the company’s 750 Uniqlo still closed on March 17 FNAC DARTY SA Books, March 17 All physical stores in Until further electronics France, Spain and notice Belgium GAP INC Clothing March 19 All Old Navy, Athleta, Two weeks Banana Republic, Gap, GUESS? INC Clothing March 17 All retail stores in the March 27 United States and Canada H&M Clothing March 18 All stores in Germany, Two weeks (U.S., Canada, Denmark and the Canada, Portugal, United States.Further Belgium) HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY Department March 18 All Saks Fifth Avenue Two weeks stores stores across the United States and Canada IKEA Furniture March 18 All stores in Germany, n/a Canada and the United INDITEX Clothing March 18 All stores in Spain and n/a nearly half of outlets J C PENNEY Department March 18 Stores and business April 2 stores offices KINGFISHER DIY March 16 All 221 Castorama and March 29 (Spain), Brico Depot stores in April 14 (France) France and 28 stores in Spain LEVI STRAUSS & CO Clothing March 16 All stores in the United March 27 States and Canada L’OREAL Cosmetics March 18 All L’Oreal Canada Until further stores notice LULULEMON Clothing March 16 All stores in North March 27 America and Europe MACY’S INC Department March 17 All outlets in the March 31 stores United States NEIMAN MARCUS Department March 17 All Neiman Marcus, March 31 stores Bergdorf Goodman, and Last Call stores in the United States NIKE INC Sporting March 16 All stores in the United March 27 goods States, Canada, Japan, most of China and “many other countries” NORDSTROM INC Department March 17 Stores in the United March 31 stores States and Canada.PANDORA Jewelry March 18 All physical owned and April 1 operated stores in SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Electronics March 17 All stores in the United n/a States and Samsung SEPHORA Cosmetics March 17 All retail stores in the April 3 United States and Canada TIFFANY & CO Jewelry March 17 Several stores including its Fifth Avenue T-MOBILE US Mobile March 17 Will close about 80% of Until further phone its stores while the notice stores remaining 20% will UNDER ARMOUR Sporting March 16 All North America stores March 30 goods URBAN OUTFITTERS Clothing March 15 All stores worldwide March 28 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Mobile March 14 All stores in the United n/a phone States VF CORP Clothing March 16 All owned retail stores April 5 across North America and (Reporting by Sarah Morland and Zuzanna Szymanska in Gdansk; Editing by Josephine Mason and JanHarvey) 2020-03-19 19:57:57
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