Retail Scorecard: Macy’s, Best Buy Among Reopeners; Nordstrom, TJX, Others Remaining Closed

Just as the near total shutdown of most of American retailing was sudden, random and without a whole lot of rhyme and reason, the reopening process is going largely the same way.

Some big national retailers are tiptoeing around, opening a few stores in states where restrictions are being lifted. Others are going gangbusters and announcing widespread and chain-wide reopenings. And still others are saying, no, it’s not time yet and we’re going to wait a little longer.

All of this activity is set against a medical and safety landscape where very few – if any – states are meeting federally suggested guidelines for reopening…even as the president contradicts himself and applauds the restart. In some areas, both the number of cases of COVID-19 and the death rates are increasing.

Likewise, despite some high-profile protests in some areas, polls show most Americans are not ready to go out in public again. In a new survey by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, 67 percent of the respondents said they would be uncomfortable shopping at a retail clothing store and more than three-quarters said they would be uncomfortable eating at a sit-down restaurant. The results are similar in both states with looser restrictions and those with stricter rules.

Nevertheless many American retailing companies seem to be well into their reopening processes. Here’s a rundown of some of the major national retailers and their operational status. Openings cut across most merchandising classifications with apparel and fashion goods the one area where most stores remain closed. Note, there may be some local anomalies impacting these status reports and as this situation remains incredibly fluid, things may have changed since this list was compiled. This list does not include stores that have remained open and some stores listed as closed may be offering curbside pick-up.

Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF

American Eagle
AEO
: All stores closed.

Apple
AAPL
: “A few” of its 272 U.S. stores could open by mid-May.

Ascena (Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant): All stores closed.

At Home: “About half” of 218 stores opened by May.

Bed Bath & Beyond
BBBY
: All stores closed through at least May 16 (BuyBuyBaby and Harmon Beauty divisions remained open)

Belk: Stores in SC, GA, TN, AR and OK of its 293 total opened on May 1.

Best Buy
BBY
: 200 of its 997 stores allow in-store consultation as of May 1. In-home services restarted in some states.

Burlington: All stores closed.

Capri (Michael Kors, Versace, Jimmy Choo): All stores closed “until approximately June 1.”

Crate & Barrel: All stores closed.

Buckle: All stores closed.

Carter’s: Reopening “some of our (860 U.S.) stores this week.”

Casper: All stores closed.

Chico’s (Soma, White House Black Market): All stores closed.

The Children’s Place: All stores closed.

Christopher & Banks
CBK
: “Majority” of 453 stores opened by 4, balance by June.

Claire’s: All stores closed.

The Container Store: All stores closed.

David’s Bridal: “Select” stores opened week of April, balance of 300 open by appointment beginning June 1.

Dick’s Sporting Goods
DKS
: All stores closed.

Dillard’s
DDS
: 55 of its 285 stores opening starting May 5.  

DSW: All stores closed.

Express: A few GA and SC stores open, 300 to open by May 25.

Five Below: “Over” 117 opened by last week of April, “many more” by mid-May, majority of its 750 stores by early June.

Foot Locker
FL
: Begin reopening “slowly and on a rolling basis.”

Gamestop
GME
: Some stores in GA and SC being opened, rest of 4,400 remain closed.

Gap (Old Navy, Banana Republic): All stores closed.

Guess: All stores closed.

H&M: All stores closed.

Hobby Lobby: Some of its 900 stores “gradually” reopening.

Hudson’s Bay Co. (Saks, Saks Off Fifth): All stores closed.

IKEA: All stores closed.

JCPenney
JCP
: “Select” stores of its 800 locations now open

J.Crew: All stores closed. (In bankruptcy)

J. Jill: All stores closed.

Kirkland’s: All stores closed.

Kohl’s: All stores closed.

Kontoor Brands: All stores closed.

Levi’s: All stores closed.

L Brands
LB
(Victoria’s Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works): All stores closed.

LL Bean: All stores closed.

Lord & Taylor: All stores closed.

Lululemon: All stores closed

Macy’s
M
(Backstage, Bloomingdale’s, Blue Mercury): 68 stores opened May 5; 50 stores open by May 11; remainder of 775 stores open by mid-June.

Neiman Marcus: All stores closed.

Nike
NKE
: Opening stores on a “location-by-location basis.”

Nordstrom
JWN
: All stores closed, reopening as “allowed by state and local governments.”

Pandora: All stores closed.

Party City: All stores closed.

Patagonia: All stores closed.

Pier 1 Imports
PIR
: All stores closed. (In bankruptcy)

PVH (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Izod, Van Heusen
PVH
): All stores closed.

Ralph Lauren: All stores closed.

REI: All stores closed.

RH: All stores closed.

Ross: All stores closed.

Sally Beauty: All stores closed.

Sears: All stores closed.

Sephora: All stores closed.

Shoe Carnival
CCL.U
: 122 stores opened May 1, 62 on May 4; “most stores” of its 419 open by the end of May.

Signet Jewelers
SIG
(Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared): All stores closed.

Stage Stores
SSI
(Bealls, Goody’s, Gordmans): All stores closed.

Stein Mart: All stores closed.

Talbots: All stores closed.

Tapestry (Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman): All stores closed.

Tiffany: All stores closed.

TJX (TJMaxx, Marshalls, Home Goods, Home Sense): All stores closed.

VF Corp
VFC
. (Timberland, North Face, etc.): All stores closed.

Ulta: All stores closed.

Urban Outfitters
URBN
(Anthropologie, Terrain, Free People): “Select” stores open.

Warby Parker: All stores closed.

Williams Sonoma
WSM
: All stores closed through May 17.

Zara: All stores closed.