Apple Pessimistic on Full 2020 Return to U.S. Offices, Pushes Retail to Work Remote

  • Company shipping Covid-19 test kits to retail, corporate staff
  • Full return to U.S. offices won’t happen before end of 2020
An Apple store at the Destiny USA mall in Syracuse, New York, July 10.Photographer: Maranie Staab/Bloomberg
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Apple Inc. is readjusting operations as Covid-19 cases continue to spike in the U.S. and some other parts of the world.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is pushing retail staff to work remotely as the virus forces the company to shut some of its stores again, according to a video message sent to employees. It is also shipping Covid-19 test kits to employees’ homes, and told staff in a memo that a full return to U.S. offices won’t occur before the end of the year.