This week in retail: Covid relief deadlines in LA, cannabis license expiration in NY, and Dollar General earnings

Welcome back, everyone. We know you’ve been waiting on tenterhooks through the long weekend for this story. Well, if you own a small business in Los Angeles, you gotta act fast.

In relief: The pandemic state of emergency is over, but there’s still a little bit of relief funding available for LA businesses. Until tomorrow, small businesses can apply for up to $15,000 for missed rental payments incurred during the pandemic—that’s March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2023.

• Also, LA County’s Department of Economic Opportunity is offering grants to small businesses and nonprofits for pandemic-related costs. That deadline is also Wednesday.

In cannabis: Speaking of deadlines, June 1 is a date New York cannabis distributors have been dreading for a while now. On Thursday, the state’s conditional distributor licenses expire, which means producers may not be able to get their products into stores, and licensed stores might be unable to obtain more product to sell.

• As of now, it’s not clear if these licenses will be extended.

In earnings: On Thursday, Dollar General, Lululemon, and Macy’s will report their Q1 results.

• Dollar General is facing Department of Labor fines of almost $3.5 million for failed inspections at several stores. Employees have been vocal and critical of working conditions, and it has affected worker retention.

Macy’s plan to open more smaller stores is fully underway, as the company attempts to move away from dying malls in the suburbs.