Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

• Sheetz Inc. announced it will become the first convenience store chain to accept digital currencies in-store and at the pump.

Retail

• Ace Hardware Stores Inc. is hiring more than 30,000 people at its stores and distribution centers nationwide in preparation for the anticipated upcoming busy summer.

• Amazon.com Inc. announced it is opening its first ever Disaster Relief Hub near Atlanta, GA. The hub will stock over 500,000 Amazon- donated relief supplies.

• Costco Wholesale Corp. announced it will resume its food sample offerings by the end of June. Sam’s Club announced similar plans.

• Target Corporation has started to reopen its fitting rooms after keeping them closed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Restaurant

• Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is preparing to reopen a renovated location in Waco, TX, that had been temporarily closed due to COVID-19.