Businesses remain closed as the coronavirus spreads and more states issue stay-at-home orders in which residents are ordered to shelter in place except in limited circumstances.
One of those exceptions is going to the grocery store. Many supermarkets have implemented new store hours to cater to the most vulnerable and have taken extra precautions to reduce the risk of transmission.
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Lauren Sauer, director of operations for Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, said that if you don’t fall into one of these groups, then it’s important to stay away from the store during those hours to avoid putting the vulnerable at risk.
Quite a lot has been going on:
H-E-B: Don't bring your whole family inside while shopping | KEYE
Stores add shopping restrictions to stop coronavirus spread
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Stores that are allowed to remain open despite stay-at-home orders are adding shopping restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By Monday, expect to see longer lines at essential businesses like grocery stores and retailers that will be forced to limit the number of shoppers inside.
Costco has already put restrictions in place and shoppers at the Springdale store on Friday were met with those lines.
Local shops offering virtual shopping experience | KVEO-TV
MCALLEN, Texas — Local businesses are getting creative to stay afloat with the economy taking a hit amid COVID-19.
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An experience, store owners Monique Sanchez-Chapa and Mayra Brown say they are offering to shoppers virtually to make them feel like they’re at the store location.
“Two weeks prior before the stay at home order we were able to get everything photographed,” Sanchez said, as she explained how her business prepared before social distancing was enforced in the Valley.
Many things are taking place:
Botetourt County farm market adds 'window shopping' to keep customers, staff safe
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Daleville, Va. – Local businesses continue to be creative to help meet the needs of their customers, and that includes farmers.
The owners of Bryant Orchards Farm Market in Daleville have moved all of their products to the front of the store, so customers can literally window shop.
‼️ We are open : 9:30-6 😀 🚨 Here are a few changes - Customers will now shop the market from the door. We have moved...
Bethel grocers ... increase shipments to stores, anticipate another big
Grocery stores in Bethel are expecting another large run on goods this week, and have substantially increased the size of their shipments into Bethel to prepare.
In early March, stores saw customers empty shelves as mounting news of the coronavirus pandemic spurred people to stock their homes with emergency supplies for “hunkering down.” The beginning of the month brings paychecks and supplemental federal income, and stores anticipate that another big shopping week lies ahead.
Amazon postponing Prime Day shopping event because of coronavirus, report says - nj.com
Amazon's mega shopping event is typically held in July, but will be delayed until at least August in response to the coronavirus. (Patrick Semansky | AP) AP
Amazon is postponing its annual Prime Day shopping event until at least August because of the coronavirus , according to a report by Reuters .
The mega online shopping event is usually held in July and has become a staple of the industry. Amazon slashes prices on its most-popular products and devices , while offering "flash sales" throughout the day.
Shopping during coronavirus: Consumerism doesn't stop for quarantine - Vox
My greatest concern at the outset of quarantine, I admit, was boredom while working from home and being stuck in my apartment for weeks on end. It was the very thing I had spent years avoiding even as a freelance writer, renting co-working spaces and going to cafes. So when I had reassured myself that the necessities were in order in my and my girlfriend's apartment — enough food, toilet paper, disinfectant wipes — or at least available nearby, I embarked on an Amazon-enabled nesting campaign.
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