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People queue up to enter the Apple store at Chadstone Shopping Centre on October 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.
Photo: Daniel Pockett (Getty Images)
Besides the official reports from states, the federal government, and entities like Johns Hopkins, there’s always been another, unorthodox way to gauge the severity of the pandemic: Apple Store closures. The company was one of the first major retailers to close its stores during the pandemic and has been openingand closing them ever since in response to fluctuating case spikes.
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On Saturday, 9to5Mac noticed that new covid-19 restrictions and worsening outbreaks had led Apple to close all 53 of its stores in California, which as of Sunday had reported more than 1.8 million cases and more than 22,500 deaths. On Saturday, nearly 17,400 people in the state were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected covid-19 infections. Otheroutlets soon reported that these closures extended to Apple Stores in a number of states.
RM Williams online sales double in pandemic shift
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Boots and outback clothing maker RM Williams has doubled its online sales in the past 12 months amid the structural shift to e-commerce during the pandemic, but is banking on a bricks-and-mortar retailing expansion to drive growth offshore.
Momentum in e-commerce has accelerated in the the past few weeks, and online sales now represent about 15 per cent of RM William’s overall revenue, chief executive Raju Vuppalapati said. It s been close to doubling. The momentum continues, Mr Vuppalapati said.
RM Williams CEO Raju Vuppalapati says e-commerce sales have almost doubled in the past year.