Bloomberg Shoppers in Vermont hoping to wander the aisles of their local big-box store in search of an exercise mat or a video game are out of luck. The state ordered Walmart Inc and other big-box retailers to halt the sale of “non-essential” products in their brick-and-mortar locations to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus. A spokesman for Vermont’s …

Bloomberg Amazon.com is planning to open a new grocery store in Irvine, California, the second confirmed location for an as-yet-unnamed retail concept separate from the company’s Whole Foods Market chain. Amazon job postings show the retailer is hiring for managers and grocery staffers for a store in the city, located southeast of Los Angeles in Orange County. An Amazon spokeswoman …

Bloomberg Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is well positioned to ride out the Covid-19 storm that’s ravaging the US restaurant industry, according to its chief financial officer. “We can get through for many months or even a year at these kind of depressed sales levels,” CFO Jack Hartung said in an interview, declining to provide sales figures. He said the disease …