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MIAMI – Publix Supermarkets will begin offering special hours for senior citizens to shop without additional crowds in the store.
Beginning Tuesday, March 24, Publix will open two mornings a week from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. for customers age 65 and up.
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Additionally, Publix is suspending refunds on products purchased during the declared emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic.
While you're here, how about this:
List of stores with 'senior shopping hours' for customers who have higher risk of contracting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Some stores are making significant changes amid the coronavirus pandemic, which includes creating a special shopping hour for one of the most vulnerable age groups.
The following stores have senior shopping hours to help this group, as well as other vulnerable customers, get the supplies that they need:
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Important Update to Store Hours. For information on your store, please visit https://t.co/dxzcZkw1wy . pic.twitter.com/j469cHZ0Le
Kroger updates hours of operation; announces shopping hour for seniors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A press release from Kroger states that beginning March 23, Kroger stores will adjust their hours of operation to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
This change does not affect Kroger Mid-Atlantic locations (most Virginia stores), while they are considering making changes.
The hours will allow workers more time for store cleaning and stocking. Kroger will also dedicate the first hour of operation, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to seniors over 60, and other higher-risk customers, as defined by the CDC.
Coronavirus FAQs: Can I Go Running? Is Food Shopping Too Risky? What's Herd Immunity?
The global spread of COVID-19 cases continues, with cases around the world and increasingly strict measures to control its spread. Authorities in the U.S. and other countries have banned or discouraged large gatherings and are urging social distancing and frequent hand-washing.
To answer this week’s questions, we spoke with Albert Ko at the Yale School of Public Health and others for guidance.
I heard that the U.K. was talking about using a “herd immunity” approach to the coronavirus. What exactly is herd immunity, and could it work against coronavirus?
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With online shopping spiking, Amazon raises overtime pay | USA News | Al Jazeera
Amazon.com Inc has said it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its United States warehouses, as the world's largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home owing to the coronavirus outbreak.
Hourly workers at the warehouses will receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime, up from the 1.5-times rate, from March 15 to May 9, the announcement said on Saturday .
"All hourly associates working in the US Ops network will receive double their regular hourly rate for every overtime hour worked in a workweek," the company said in a statement. "This temporary increased overtime pay is effective March 15, 2020 and will continue through May 9, 2020."
Fred Meyer, QFC offer shopping hours for high-risk customers | KOIN.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Older residents and those at a higher risk of catching the coronavirus through community spread will now have an opportunity to shop for groceries without facing crowded isles or long checkout lines.
Fred Meyer and QFC stores have partnered to offer designated shopping hours for senior residents and “other high-risk customers as defined by the CDC,” the companies announced in a joint statement on Saturday.
West Seattle Blog… | GROCERY SHOPPING: More local changes
Going grocery shopping this weekend? We hope you have a successful trip. (The photo above shows the paper-products aisle of Roxbury Safeway, this past Thursday morning around 8:30 am – the only truly near-empty aisle.) Since we first published a list of local hours back on Wednesday, several stores have changed their hours, and more have added special times reserved for people 60+ and others at elevated risk.
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Sorry, I have yet in the past three weeks to actually see anyone who appeared to be overbuying. Don’t know how long it took for these shelves to go from stocked to empty.
Customers are not abiding by senior-only shopping hours at Tops – The Buffalo News
Happening on Twitter
Publix to offer special shopping hours for senor citizens https://t.co/z6AQ5D3NXH https://t.co/GUWyoildn2 WPLGLocal10 (from Miami, FL) Sat Mar 21 14:49:12 +0000 2020
So @WholeFoods @Safeway @Walmart @Publix @Albertsons @GiantFood @kroger @HEB @LidlUS @FoodLion @MarketBasket… https://t.co/lynX23GB8C chefjoseandres (from Washington, DC and the world) Mon Mar 16 04:00:40 +0000 2020
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