The impact is starting to show. Macy’s and Kohl’s said Monday that they will most furlough employees as the department store chains cope with significant sales losses during the coronavirus pandemic in US
Macy’s said the majority (not specifying on numbers) of its employees will go on furlough starting this week. Meanwhile Kohl’s is furloughing about 85,000 of its approximately 122,000 employees.
There are many retailer which is force to close stores to slow down the pandemic and Macy’s and Kohl’s are among the dozens of retailers in the U.S. All of Macy’s and Kohl’s stores are closed, and they have not decided when they’ll be able to reopen.
Like Macy’s and Kohl’s, many retailers have continued to sell online but without brick-and-mortar locations, though, they have lost the engine that still fuels most customer purchases. Most people who buys need to test out the product before making the necessary purchase.