Welcome back. Retailers are trying to turn window shopping into real revenue. Designers are proposing ways to transform the crowded Brooklyn Bridge. And Amazon is offering grocery shoppers a new way to buy without visiting cashiers.

Some retailers are trying to boost their brick-and-mortar sales during the coronavirus pandemic by upgrading their window displays and curbside services.

The Sill chain of plant stores has added more products to their windows, accompanied by prices and other information, to help people shop without going inside.

And Stoney Clover Lane is offering “takeout menus” of premade accessories that staff will bring outside in to-go boxes, Ann-Marie Alcántara writes for the Experience Report.

But don’t expect all retailers to do the same. Some hope restrictions eventually go away. Others cannot handle devoting additional resources during a time of financial stress.

“That’s the challenge—stores aren’t designed yet to do this,” said Piers Fawkes, founder and president of PSFK, a retail and customer experience research firm. “And a lot of retailers aren’t going to step up.”

Elsewhere in retail experience: Chipotle expects to hire as many as 10,000 people over the next few months as it adds more drive-through lanes for people placing digital orders. [WSJ] 

And Walmart will require shoppers to wear masks in all U.S. Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to mandate their use. [WSJ] 

Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge can be frustrating for cyclists and pedestrians jostling for its narrow walkway space. A competition organized by the New York City Council and urban-design nonprofit the Van Alen Institute aims to show it doesn't have to be this way, Katie Deighton reports.

All six finalists would turn the 19th-century thoroughfare into a space for culture, lingering and civic engagement. Shortlisted ideas included a ban on cars, a see-through glass walkway and “microforests” planted at either end of the bridge.

While it is unlikely the city will adopt any of the designs wholesale, the City Council said the Department of Transportation would review the ideas as part of a planned assessment of the bridge.

Amazon has developed a shopping cart that scans groceries so shoppers don’t have to.

It’s like a rolling version of the company’s Amazon Go concept stores, where cameras eliminate checkout by tracking what people leave with, Cnet points out.

But the new Dash Carts will show up at Amazon’s entirely new supermarket chain, starting with its first location in Woodland Hills, Calif., this year, according to the company. For customers who prefer it, however, conventional checkout lanes will also be available.

Zoom introduced dedicated videoconferencing devices designed for people working from home, starting with a 27-inch touch screen device with three cameras. [WSJ] 

Mercedes-Benz will include up to five touchscreens in its new S-Class sedan and eliminate 27 buttons and switches. [Business Insider]

Nissan says its new logo is meant to look “more designed than manufactured.” [Design Week] 

Le Creuset’s website redesign by R/GA aims to give people a reason to visit between purchases. [Creative Review]

Can UX designers create good experiences without following the usual best practices? [UX Magazine]

CVS is adding a feature to its app that can read prescription labels out loud. [MobiHealthNews]

Canada Goose’s new experiential store includes a room that snows. [CNBC]