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Ninth Circuit Holds COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses Require Direct Physical Damage To The Property

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In March 2020, Mudpie Inc.—a San Francisco children’s store—ceased operations when California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all “non-essential” businesses to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the shut-down,...more

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Ontario, Canada Moves to Regional Approach for Stay-at-Home Orders

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On February 8, 2021, Ontario issued a news release announcing that it would be moving to a regional approach regarding its COVID-19 response.  Most regions are maintaining the province’s shutdown, stay-at home order, and...more

Polsinelli

Simon says “Don’t Close Your Stores in My Shopping Centers”

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Simon Property Group is at it again. Two years ago, Simon took the shopping center world by storm when it obtained an injunction preventing Starbucks Corporation from shuttering 77 of its Teavana stores in Simon malls across...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

COVID-19: California County Directives and Mandates - November 2020

On Friday, August 28, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new and simpler four-tiered classification system, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, to evaluate regional and business-sector health risk and to guide...more

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BCLP Retail Insight: The Week That Was, Vol 10

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This week, the BCLP Retail team look at the impact of the four week lockdown for England and extension of furlough, review the scale of shop closures and key findings in LDC’s latest retail market analysis report, and discuss...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Massachusetts Issues New COVID-19 Restrictions Affecting Employers and Individuals

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have issued new restrictions on Massachusetts residents and businesses.  The restrictions include a Stay-At-Home Advisory, an Order Requiring...more

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BCLP Retail Insight: The Week That Was, Vol 9

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This week, the BCLP Retail team discuss the latest round of government restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and offer an updated timeline of relevant measures. We look at potential uses of empty retail space and...more

Morgan Lewis

Top Questions for Retailers in Russia Amid COVID-19

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Reopening procedures for retailers in Russia focus on employee scheduling, social distancing and sanitary plans, and medical screening protocols. ...more

Blank Rome LLP

As Safer-At-Home Restrictions Begin to Ease, It’s Time for Retailers to Refine Their Omnichannel Strategies

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The term “omnichannel” describes a phenomenon where customers experience each of a company’s different sales and marketing channels in a unified fashion. An omnichannel strategy is a plan of action designed to optimize...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County Included in List of PA Counties ‘Going Green’ This Week

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As previously discussed, 18 counties were moved into the “Green” phase of the Commonwealth’s phased reopening plan this past Friday, May 29, 2020.  On that same day, the Wolf administration announced that 16 additional...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Potential Changes in Office, Retail, and Residential Construction in the Post-COVID-19 Market

The shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have altered the way we work, play, and interact. Retail establishments have been forced to close or dramatically change the way they operate. Many office buildings are...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: May 2020 #5

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The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 Update: FDA Issues Guidance on Voluntary Reporting of Temporary Closures or Significantly Reduced Production by a Human...

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On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidance for human food establishments on voluntarily reporting to FDA temporary closures or significantly reduced production due to the COVID-19 public...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Montreal’s Reopening of Retail Businesses: An Occupational Health and Safety Update

The Government of Quebec has announced the lifting of restrictions for retail businesses within the Montréal Metropolitan Community that are not considered essential. Businesses falling within this category may reopen as of...more

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UK COVID-19 - Guidance for UK Retailers: Reopening Stores and Keeping them Open during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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On 23 March 2020, the UK was placed in a police-enforced lockdown in a government effort to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (otherwise known as the COVID-19 pandemic). As part of the lockdown, all “non-essential” retail...more

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New Jersey’s Issues Executive Order No. 142 on Non-essential Construction Projects and Non-essential Retail Businesses

Two weeks after announcing “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health” plan, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) No. 142  on May 13, 2020, permitting non-essential construction...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Governor Baker Issues Clarifications for Retailers

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Governor Baker on May 4, 2020 issued some important clarifications for retailers regarding the Governor’s prior orders closing non-essential businesses’ brick and mortar premises to customers and most employees. While such...more

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Massachusetts Softens COVID-19 Restrictions on “Non-Essential” Remote-Fulfillment Businesses

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  On May 4, 2020, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued guidance relaxing its previous COVID-19 related restrictions on Massachusetts retailers and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon, Washington, and California Take Action for the Hospitality Industry (Updated #3)

Update April 29: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on beer, liquor, and wine delivery permissions in Oregon, Washington, and California....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

COVID-19 and Retail Tenants — Early Lessons Learned

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On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency related to the rapid, global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The retail industry has been feeling the fall-out...more

Fisher Phillips

Don’t Forget the Basics When Reopening Your Retail Business: A 5-Point Plan

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The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that closed hundreds of thousands of business around the country is unprecedented. Fortunately, many retailers were able to maintain a fairly high level of continuity as essential businesses...more

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COVID-19 and Ramadan - traffic on the route ahead

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At the end of April, the Muslim world enters Ramadan. The month of Ramadan, where a significant majority of the 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide fast during the day breaking ritual after sunset, is expected from around 23 April...more

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Los Angeles County Issues New Social Distancing Protocol

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On April 10, 2020, Los Angeles County extended its “Safer at Home” Order until May 15, 2020, and directed essential businesses (such as restaurants, gas stations, and residential care facilities) within all unincorporated...more

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New York Governor Cuomo’s Order Reducing Workplace Density Due to Coronavirus (Updated)

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On April 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order extending New York’s density-mitigation measures through April 29, 2020. In addition, among other things, the Order provides for the virtual witnessing of wills,...more

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New Jersey Expands Business Shutdowns, Imposes New Rules On Essential Businesses And Retail Customers

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just issued an executive order that expands the existing statewide partial business shutdown and regulates onsite conduct at many of the businesses remaining open, including the conduct of...more

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