Abc7 news anchor liz kreutz is live now to give us the big picture perspective of what this means. Liz . Hi, kristen. Weve been talking a lot about our local businesses and how theyre doing, but these numbers out today give a really big picture look at the overall toll retail is taking right now because of this pandemic. We spoke to the president of mountain hardwear based in richmond to get his take on what all of this means moving forward. Weve all seen it, the crazy online discounts. 80 off ann taylor, 60 off j crew, macys. While it might sound nice, something detrimental is happening to the retail business. But just how bad it is . What is the state of the Retail Industry right now . Its at a stand still. The president of richmondbased mountain happ hardwear. Despite Curbside Pickup beginning this week in the bay area, even at places like rei which sales their products, he says he is not holding his breath. I dont see that changing anything significantly. I dont think consumers even understand what means or why they would do that versus being at ecommerce and having it shipped to their house. New data this week shows just how dire the situation. According to euro monitor international, a Market Research provider retail sales in the u. S. Are projected to be down 6 positive 5 this year. In 2009 during the Great Recession retail was down just 2. 2 . In april, last month clothing saleses were down 78. 8 . So is what the trickle down impact . Merchandise. Lots of it. The entire marketplace is giving discounts right now in order to incentivize the consumer to allow the retailers and brands to move through inventory. Inside the industry that. Talk about black friday in july. He says for them may is typically when people start buying camping and climbing gear, but thats mostly been put on hold, although not everything has been hard to sell. I see more and more people going out on the trails and things like hiking pants are selling like crazy. But that doesnt mean that the consumer isnt expecting a discount. And that leads to another challenge. How do you as a retailer plan for whats to come when none of us even know . How will people shop . Will they shop . There is no way anyones guessing how much inventory they need. Exhibit a, who could have predicted their number one selling item right now would be their most expensive down sleeping bag. Were not sure what people are doing with 500, 600, 700 down sleeping bags right now, but if theyre camping in their backyard, theyre very comfortable. Sounds nice. Mountain hardwear despite the uncertainty has donated 80,000 worth of clothes to First Responders in the bay area and across the country. I did ask him what his prediction is for ski season. He says if there is any sport that lends itself to wearing a mask, it is skiing. He has high hopes. Liz kreutz, abc7 news. Thats a good point. When you look at the pipeline, what has been the impact on manufacturing of these Retail Products . Yeah, you know, for the case, chris sten, with mountain hardwear, the president said they were calling their manufacturers in asia during the beginning of year saying are you still going to be able to ship out. And when coronavirus came here, they were calling back saying stop the press, stop the inventory, stop. That flow has been fine. Its really just the challenge of getting the consumer in the store. And even once a consumer can get store, the question is will they and will they feel safe . Interesting. Liz, thank you. Starting today, the economy will get a boost in the east bay. Contra costa joining seven other counties in phase 2 of the states reopening. Abc7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield has that part of the story. Lauren plateau opened her store doors today. Her boutique luck is offering Curbside Service as Contra Costa County is the latest county to move into phase 2 of reopening. Im excited because i think its symbolic of whats to hopefully come. Lauren has been connecting with customers during the pandemic by showing clothes in her instagram feed and delivering orders to customers homes. So she isnt really expecting a rush of customers today. I dont know if the curbside is a bigger incentive than me bringing it right to their house. So i dont anticipate today being like any different. But she is still offering the Curbside Service, which means bringing back her employees. And its allowing me to staff my store again, because i need to have someone here all the time in case a customer comes to pick up. So its were on schedule again. That was kind of fun to crazy the schedule. All the girls are super excited to come back in. She wishes the county would take it one step further and allow for safe and socially distant browsing. I would love. I think it would be a game changer if i could offer oneonone appointments. If i could offer oneonone, sanitize when you come in, have i the bottle, im the only one that touches the bottle. I sanitize, allowing people to come in, you have to wear a mask. We did see one customer come first thing this morning and bought a piece of jewelry. Amy hollyfield, abc7 news. What does curbside shopping look like from the buyers perspective . Well have that part of the story coming up on abc7 news at 6 00. San francisco officials will talk later this week about the potential for summer programs and camps to open up for kids. Abc7 news news anchor dan ashley live in the newsroom with more. Dan, i got to think for parents who are busy home schooling, this has to be an unexpect and hopeful surprise. Yeah, i think theyre getting a little frantic understandably. San Francisco Mayor london breed made that announcement that youre talking about today. She says the city is cutting back on news conferences and will focus instead on conversations with leaders and having more of those individual conversations. In fact, she held one yesterday with Health Director dr. Grant colfax. As a result of that dialogue, the mayor will have another conversation with leaders this week, centered this time on childrens activities. I know many parents are anxious to not just get a break from their children, but to get back to work and to get their kids involved in activities, and i know kids are anxious to play with their friends. So this friday at 11 30, i, along with phil ginsburg, who is and maria su will have a conversation around some of the options that we have available and what we can expect for the future. It will center around opportunities mostly for the summer in transitioning kids into, you know, a place where we can allow in some cases summer activities. And well be able to speak more details about that on friday and hopefully get to many of the questions that so many of the parents had. So many parents worried about the rest of the summer for their kids. And yesterday San Francisco allowed Retail Stores to open for Curbside Pickup, as we talked about. Thats part of phase 2a of the states reopening plan. Officials say they will watch the data over the next two to four weeks to decide if theyre ready to move into phase 2b. There is a progression under way now. So where does the city stand with respect to moving towards 2b . How close . Well, thats a good question. And again, its all based on the data that comes in. The city is meeting some of that criteria, including a weekly positive test rate of less than 8 . There is also enough hospital capacity. Theyre concerned about any kind of surge and increasing that hospital or decreasing the hospital capacity, increasing people that have to go to the hospitals. But officials stress that progress could be lost if people stop social distancing and Wearing Masks. So in so many respects, larry, we begin at phase 2a of this transitionary area, a lot of the results are in our hands, if we continue to cooperate and do the best we can to protect ourselves and others, we can continue to move to the next phase. Yeah, staying the course. All right, dan, thanks. You bet. Oakland mayor libby schaaf is praising the citys testing efforts following yesterdays opening of a third free testing site. She appeared with us today on midday live. Just yesterday we did almost 600 tests. So thank you, oakland. I feel like ive been the testing nag, but you are listening, and you are taking advantage of these free testing sites. The newest drivethrough testing site is located at the Allen Temple Baptist church on international boulevard. The tests are free and available to all residents regardless of insurance or immigration status. The mayor also praised the new restrictions put into place to reduce weekero a merritt. Its been a real problem. The new rules limit food trucks and parking availability along the lake on fridays, saturdays and sundays. Parking lots are partially reopening at some of california state parks. The governor ordered all 280 to close to keep visitors away and prevent overcrowding. Five of the parks where the lots will reopen are in sonoma county. They are armstrong red woods, austin creek, jack london, sugarloaf ridge, and trioneannandale. Ride share future. What is changing because of covid19 and what it could look like very soon. Plus, teens and stress. How are kids dealing with the shutdown, and what can be done to help your children cope. Cutting carbon. A dramatic drop in emissions. Well tell you how much emissions have fallen since the shutdown began. Im Spencer Christian. Looking forward to a sunny and warm memorial day weekend. 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The orders have to be ordered online and picked up at the st. Johns street entrance. Time for 7 on your sides michael finney. Todays headlines, including a staggering price tag of how much the pandemic might cost the global economy. Michael . This is going to be a figure well be talking about what well be talking about 50 years from now. This is expected to cost the economy 82 trillion. Thats from a brandnew study out of cambridge university. The more optimistic number is 3. 3 trillion. Thats if the economy recovers really fast and right away. For the u. S. , the risk ranges from 550 billion to 19. 9 trillion. The study is not a forecast but a projection of what may happen. Airbnb is warning customers not to throw r this coming memorial day weekend. The platform says people who violate this rule will be banned permanently from renting airbnb. It notes the state is officially still in shelter in place mode. That means large gatherings and parties with people who are not in your household should not be happening. The irs has added 3500 additional phone representatives to answer questions about stimulus payments. The number is on your screen. You can call that right now. The service is currently extremely limited, but the irs said it is bringing back additional assisters as state and local advisories permit. Now 7 on your side tried to reach a representative today. He tried calling the number, but we couldnt get through. However, thats to be expected. Its brandnew. They say theyre bringing people in as theyre allowed to and as the people are willing and able to go back to work. All right. Thank you, michael. Sure. So Monterey County is clearing the way for recreational boaters to head back to the ocean. Officials are reopening launch ramps at moss landing and Monterey Harbor as long as voters obey Health Orders which includes social distancing and the wearing of face covers. Only household member, so if youre in a family, are allowed on the same boat. All right. Lets bring in Spencer Christian back in his normal spot where were used to seeing you, and kind of getting used to. We are. But now its about to change, just as we get used to this cooler than usual unsettled may pattern. Its finally getting ready to warm up. Here is a look at doppler 7 with quiet conditions across the bay area right now. O days was d unusual brought by the upperlevel low which is pushed to our east. Its centered over nevada right now. But the circulation around that low is still bringing pockets of moisture into the bay area. In fact, a couple of isolated showers occurred in the Higher Elevations of the inland east bay and north bay. Its pretty breezy out there. Wind speeds range from 20 to 25 Miles Per Hour in the windiest areas. But it is milder in most places as well than it was 24 hours ago. About 2 to 5 degrees milder generally. Here is a look at current temperature readings. 61 in San Francisco. Mid to upper 60s in oakland, redwood city, gilroy, pacifica and 70 in san jose. Other locations are checking in at 70 to 71 degrees at santa rosa, petaluma, napa and concord. 74 in fairfield, and 67 in livermore. And here is a look at our forecast features. Well see sunnier and milder weather the next few days. Slightly milder. Much warmer pattern comes in for memorial day, and there will be summerlike heat developing in our inland areas as the warmup occurs. Here is the forecast taking us into the late night and overnight hours. Partly to mostly clear skies early. But later in the night and overnight, well see low and high clouds developing in parts of the bay and along the peninsula coastline. But by midmorning, well see the clouds moving out, giving way to bright sunny skies and a rather pleasant day tomorrow. Overnight lows will generally be in the low 50s, and tomorrows highs will range from low to maybe even a couple of mid60s on the coast to upper 60s and low 70s around the bay shoreline to upper 70s in the warmest inland spots. Lets skip ahead to saturday. 70s around the bay on saturday and mid to upper 80s inland. Sunday well see some low 90s in the warmest inland locations. Lots of upper 80s inland on sunday, right around the bay shoreline. Upper 70s to low 80s. And upper 60s on the coast. And then comes monday, memorial day,ably be the warmest day we think in the forecast period with some low to mid90s likely in the very warmest inland spots. Places like concord, livermore, napa, well see low 90s. Mid 90, perhaps a little higher in antioch or fairfield. Lets take a look at the complete accuweather sevenday forecast. Pleasant weather the next few days. It will just get sunnier and sunnier, gradually milder through friday. 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