Apple to Shut Dozens of Stores as Coronavirus Flares in Parts of U.S. - The Wall Street Journal

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July 1, 2020 4:37 pm ET

Apple Inc. is temporarily closing dozens of stores in states around the country as the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened in certain regions.

The company, which operates about 270 stores in the U.S., had been reopening them for business as coronavirus lockdowns eased in the spring.

As of Wednesday, Apple had closed 16 locations in Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Utah, a spokesman said in an email. Ten of the closures were in Texas, where Covid-19 cases have surged.

Apple will shut down 30 more locations by Thursday. Half of those locations are in California and the rest are in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada and Oklahoma.

California, Texas and Arizona all recently saw a record number of daily Covid-19 cases.

Last month, the company closed seven stores in the Houston area, as well as two near Charlotte, N.C., one near Greenville, S.C., two near Naples, Fla., and six in Arizona.

The latest Texas closures include stores in the Austin, Dallas and San Antonio areas.

Apple initially closed stores in China, where the pandemic began. In mid-March it shut all its stores outside of China as the virus spread to the U.S. and other parts of the world. Upon reopening some U.S. stores in May, it required that staff and customers wear masks and undergo temperature checks.

The surge in cases is putting retailers in a tough spot in their attempt to get back to normal. Macy’s Inc. said this week it had reopened most locations, but Chief Executive Jeffrey Gennette said malls with Macy’s stores could close if they are in infection hot spots.

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