{"id":146721,"date":"2020-03-20T10:47:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T10:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=146721"},"modified":"2020-03-20T10:47:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T10:47:59","slug":"samsung-shuts-down-stores-in-the-u-s-and-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=146721","title":{"rendered":"Samsung shuts down stores in the U.S. and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Samsung has shut down its branded stores in the U.S. and Canada, the company said in notices on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/aboutsamsung\/samsung-customer-and-community-response\/?CID=afl-ecomm-cjn-cha-092118-53018&amp;cjevent=7f566cba69b111ea824200690a180511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/ca\/samsung-statement-on-covid-19-learn-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian<\/a> websites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Citing the &#8220;health and safety of our employees, customers and partners&#8221; as its &#8220;top priority,&#8221; Samsung said the measure became effective on Tuesday, March 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The similarly worded notices on both websites did not say for how long the stores will be closed. &#8220;We appreciate your loyalty and understanding, and will continue to update you during this ever-evolving situation,&#8221; Samsung America&#8217;s President and CEO YH Eom said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Samsun points out that customers can still shop online over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung.com<\/a>, and that all its Samsung Care support channels remain open, including support through the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/t\/samsungsupport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Messenger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamsungSupport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and phone at 1-800-SAMSUNG.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/review\/samsung-galaxy-s20-review\/?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Galaxy S20 review: A beautiful phone for your tiny hands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Samsung&#8217;s decision comes days after Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/apple-retail-stores-closed-until-further-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> all of its retail stores outside China &#8220;until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The shutdowns are a reaction to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, with Europe and the U.S. having been hit especially hard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 the disease caused by coronavirus \u2013 has so far <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed more than 8,600<\/a> and infected more than 207,000 people. 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