Author: Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY

Costco Wholesale Club is starting a twice-weekly senior shopping hour amid the coronavirus. The hour will be from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Target said it has a new paid leave program for staff 65 and up, pregnant or with underlying medical conditions, and is increasing pay by $2 an hour.

Liquor stores have been deemed “essential” retail in the state of New York and can stay open as part of the New York State on Pause” plan.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart is planning to add 150,000 new employees and also rewarding current hourly employees with cash bonuses.

Bed Bath & Beyond is temporarily closing 800 stores due to the coronavirus, but plans to keep around 700 “essential” stores open with reduced hours.

Walmart is trimming its hours for the second time in a week due to the coronavirus starting March 19. Stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Grocery stores are adding “senior-only shopping” and designating time for those most vulnerable to COVID-19, including Albertsons, Whole Foods Market.

The nation’s biggest retailers have temporarily closed thousands of stores to help stem the spread of COVID-19. Here’s why some are staying open.

Simon Property Group, the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, is closing all of its malls and retail properties because of the coronavirus.

Retailers are cutting store hours or closing all stores in response to COVID-19, or coronavirus. Target, JCPenney and Kohl’s join in reducing hours.