Stores that were just reopening after the coronavirus shutdown are pulling shutters back down and hiring armed security amid civil unrest.
U.S. retailers are stepping up patrols by armed security guards and transferring merchandise to secure locations as widespread civil unrest sets back the economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown.
Matthew Shay, chief executive of the National Retail Federation, said communities were right to express their anger at the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, while in police custody.But he added: “Defacing, looting and plundering businesses, whether viewed as a direct outgrowth of fury or an opportunistic act of vandalism and theft, impedes progress and healing.”
More companies were requesting early-warning intelligence about the threats, and shifting stock — especially high-value items — away from vulnerable locations. G4S was also recommending that retailers remove or secure garbage cans and other objects outside stores that could be used as projectiles, and review evacuation procedures.
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