Mall of America closes; Target, Best Buy to reduce hours

The announcements of store closures, which began trickling in over the weekend, have turned into a flood in the past 24 hours with big hitters from the Mall of America to Macy's and Nordstrom saying they are shutting down for at least two weeks.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, people are being urged to stay home, and as a result many retailers are closing or paring back hours. Starting Wednesday, Minneapolis-based Target said it will close stores at 9 p.m., and Hy-Vee said it would close at 8 p.m. to give store workers time for additional cleaning and restocking. Walmart, whose stores are usually open all night, made a similar move over the weekend to close its stores at 11 p.m.

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