CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Giant Eagle has announced plans to change store hours to help "maximize shopping conditions."
Starting Sunday, all Giant Eagle stores, including Market District Supermarkets, will open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. seven days a week. Curbside pickup and delivery will be available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pharmacy hours will remain the same.
All GetGo locations adjacent to supermarkets will follow the new schedule. Standalone GetGo locations will continue to operate under normal business hours.
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Panic shopping continues across the area
Employees at the Chanatry's in New Hartford were struggling to keep up with the volume of people that kept coming into the stores.
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Stores throughout the area have reported the same problem. Experts are calling this panic shopping because of fears of Coronavirus.
Nationally, major department stores such as Walmart and Target announced they will be working to keep shelves as stocked as possible.
Pandemic panic shopping again empties Spokane stores of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other
After she gathered what she needed from a chaotic Albertsons on the South Hill on Friday night, Pam Travis faced a choice: wait in a line that stretched back through the store, or ditch her cart, go home and drink wine.
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"It was kind of upsetting," Travis said in an interview the following afternoon at a quieter, calmer Fred Meyer on Thor Street, briefly interrupted by a passerby's offer of a squirt of hand sanitizer.
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday, as the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases nationwide increased to more than 2,000, further intensifying a frenzied rush on Spokane-area supermarkets.
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VICTOR VALLEY, Calif, (VVNG.com) — Stores like Walmart, Winco, and Stater Brothers are amongst the first to announce new hours of operation during the Covid-19 worldwide crisis.
“We at WinCo Foods understand that you are relying on us in these difficult days to continue providing you with quality food at the lowest possible prices. On behalf of our 19,000+ employee owners, we have no intention of closing our stores and every intention of keeping our shelves as stocked as we possibly can,” stated the company’s official statement.
Israel warns citizens against panic shopping as new coronavirus restrictions set - Israel News
At the Stop Market supermarket in the usually sleepy beach town of Beit Herut, the aisles were crammed with shoppers loading up their carts.
The buying surge was sparked by reports that the government was set to announce it will close down all businesses considered “non-essential,” in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus .
In response to the initial scare, the Health Ministry clarified that the grocery stores and pharmacies would remain open.
Coronavirus shopping list: Your essential quarantine items - The San Diego Union-Tribune
With the coronavirus pandemic upon us, Americans from coast to coast are facing the very real prospect of having to spend two weeks holed up at home. That raises a pressing question: What supplies should you have on hand to carry you through the fortnight?
Brown himself was quarantined for a few days in Singapore during the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. He spoke with the Los Angeles Times about how he'd stock up for a potential repeat.
U.S. Grocery Stores Adjust Hours Amid Coronavirus Panic Shopping | Across America, US Patch
ACROSS AMERICA — Hordes of shoppers stocking up on peanut butter and fighting in store aisles over the last package of toilet paper are prompting U.S. grocery store chains to adjust store hours to allow staff more time to restock and clean store shelves.
Several chains, including Publix and Harris Teeter, announced Saturday that hours would be modified for various reasons, all of which stemmed from the ongoing new coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Some stores cited the health of employees as a reason for the move.
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starting Sunday, Giant Eagle is changing all store hours to be consistent — 7am to 10pm. Workers will sanitize & re… https://t.co/Y4c8ENGGMO HomaBashWEWS (from Cleveland, OH) Sat Mar 14 18:14:41 +0000 2020
Giant Eagles new hours will go into effect on Sunday. Locations will now open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. seven… https://t.co/aVlkOMB2hf fox8news (from Cleveland) Sat Mar 14 18:58:19 +0000 2020
To prepare our stores to best serve our guests, the decision has been made to temporarily alter hours across our st… https://t.co/QtHwcEcJUL GiantEagle Sat Mar 14 20:00:50 +0000 2020
Giant Eagle and Market District locations — including ones that are now 24-7 — will open at 7 a.m. and close at 10… https://t.co/6bTkeVessx PittsburghPG (from Pittsburgh, Pa.) Sat Mar 14 20:43:00 +0000 2020
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