Shopping reinvented: America’s stores, malls reopen with masks, curbside pickup and closed fitting rooms

Malls and stores that have been off-limits for shoppers with all of the stay-at-home orders are opening the door to a brand-new shopping experience vastly different from what we all knew when most closed in mid-March.

Welcome to a new phase of COVID-19 pandemic shopping where there are fewer places to lounge for a break or a bite, trying on clothes gets complicated and planning a strategy is required before going where families spent their Saturdays, teens experienced first dates and friends roamed for hours on end.

As malls across the nation get back to business, here’s how the retail landscape has changed and how people will shop.