RESOURCE GUIDE
Reopening Stores in the Midst of COVID-19 – Resource Guide

We are in this together! We’ve compiled additional thought leadership and industry guidance that will assist you to deliver a safe customer experience and a consistent brand promise as your stores reopen.
Industry Resources in the United States
- Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—Hints of Renewed Consumer Optimism as Lockdowns Ease by Coresight Research
- COVID-19: Consumers change how they shop, work and live by Accenture
- Reopening safely: Sample practices from essential businesses by McKinsey & Company
- Operation Open Doors – Guidance for retailers on reopening stores by NRF
- Operation Open Doors – Checklist by NRF
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Retail Reset – A Virtual Forum Addressing COVID-19 Recovery Strategies by Retail Touchpoints
- Reopening Retail Safely by The Store Operations Council & Cathy Hotka & Associates
- Tracking retail’s response to the coronavirus by Retail Dive
- Coronavirus reopening – Map of when US states are ending lockdown by USA Today
- State Resources for Retailers on COVID-19 by NRF
- COVID-19 Updates for the U.S. Retail and Real Estate Industry by International Council of Shopping Centers
- Guidelines Opening Up America Again by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Open for Business – A Blueprint for Shopping Safe by Retail Industry Leaders Association
Industry Resources in Canada
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Retailers by Retail Council of Canada
- COVID-19 Updates for Canada’s Retail and Real Estate Industry by International Council of Shopping Centers
- COVID-19: Voice of Canadians and impact to retailers – How Canadian consumers’ behaviours have changed – and will continue to change by Deloitte
- Reopening Canada: A Guide for Non-Essential Retailers by McCarthy Tetrault
- Retail Council of Canada’s curbside pickup for eCommerce cheat sheet by Retail Council of Canada
Industry Resources in Europe
- COVID-19: Consumers change how they shop, work and live by Accenture
- Coronavirus Supporting the UK fashion and textile industry during the Coronavirus outbreak by UK Fashion and Textile Association
- Coronavirus HUB. Helping Your Business Cope in Unprecedented Times by British Retail Consortium
- COVID-19 Updates by British Fashion Council
- Reopening safely: Sample practices from essential businesses by McKinsey & Company
- Guidance for people who work in or run shops, branches, stores or similar environments by Government of the United Kingdom
- Reported cases by country by Worldometer
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