Online retailer Zappos asked employees to curb their travel plans — even into the office — Thursday following the growing spread of COVID-19.
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Subrina Hudson joined the Review-Journal in August 2019 after covering automotive, retail and advertising for the Orange County Business Journal. She has also worked for The Real Deal and Los Angeles Business Journal. The Los Angeles native has a master's in journalism from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's in journalism from Boston University.
A trade organization did not offer specifics of those plans, saying they will differ by retailer.
AJA Video Systems announced in a statement Wednesday it would not participate in the annual National Association of Broadcasters convention, which is being held April 19 through April 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The show organizer said it was canceled following concerns by the event’s sponsors over the spread of coronavirus.
It’s too early to know the financial impact of the cancellations, but last year the Las Vegas conventions and business meetings generated $6.3 billion of direct economic impact and about 6.6 million business travelers, according to a report from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Consumer fears over the spread of coronavirus has led grocery delivery services like Instacart to see a surge in the number of home deliveries.
Software company Adobe said it will not be hosting its upcoming Adobe Summit at The Venetian this month citing the spread of coronavirus.
One of the Valley’s biggest apartment developers has opened the antique airplane-inspired apartment community, The Aviator in West Henderson.
The Minneapolis-based retail chain said it will webcast the company’s meeting with the financial community as opposed to hosting it in-person, according to a statement.
Amazon.com is the latest company to encourage employees to curb their travel plans following the spread of COVID-19.
Beki Hoxha, general manager of FOREO North America, sat down with the Review-Journal to discuss FOREO’s rapid growth and how it lost over $10 million in one hour on Black Friday.
Couples are making what one expert calls “smarter marriage choices,” from dating longer to ensuring financial stability, before getting married.
Las Vegas-based specialty retailer Marshall Retail Group announced the opening of its fifth Welcome to Las Vegas store inside McCarran International Airport on Thursday.
An Amazon spokeswoman said the building closure “had little impact on operations.”
Macy’s plans to shut 125 of its least productive stores within three years, cut 2,000 corporate jobs and close its offices in Cincinnati and San Francisco.
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