LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kroger is joining the list of companies limiting the number of people who can be in their stores.
Kroger announced that beginning April 7, the retailer will begin to limit the number of customers to 50% of the international building code's calculated capacity to allow for proper physical distancing in every store.
"Kroger's introduction of customer capacity limits is one more way we are doing our part to flatten the curve while operating as an essential business, providing our customers with access to fresh, affordable food and products," said Mary Ellen Adcock, Kroger's senior vice president of operations. "During this national pandemic, we are committed to adopting preventive measures to help protect the safety and health of our associates, customers and communities."
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Insurance giant Allstate announced Monday that it would return more than $600 million in auto insurance premiums to customers, who have been driving less as states have implemented stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to battle the coronavirus.
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The company announced on its website that customers who own Allstate, Esurance and Encompass auto insurance policies will receive 15% of their monthly premiums in April and May.
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Kroger to limit number of customers in stores beginning Tuesday | News | wdrb.com
The Kroger Co. will implement customer capacity limits nationwide starting Tuesday. (Courtesy of Kroger.)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kroger will limit the number of customers in its stores beginning Tuesday.
The company said that it will use a technology that uses infrared and "predictive analytics" to limit store capacity to one person per 120 square feet.
"Kroger's introduction of customer capacity limits is one more way we are doing our part to flatten the curve while operating as an essential business," Mary Ellen Adcock, Kroger's senior vice president of operations, said in a news release.
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JOLIET, IL — Paul & Mike's Transmissions has been on Joliet's Collins Street since 1955 and this full-service automotive repair shop is doing things it's never done before. Since the new coronavirus outbreak, Paul & Mike's is offering to make a grocery run for customers who would be unable to get to the store while their only vehicle is under repair.
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George Mormann and his sister Kaleena Mormann, the co-owners of Paul & Mike's, rose to the challenge. Kaleena Mormann took the list of grocery items and went to the store for the woman while her vehicle underwent repairs at their business.
Opelika mayor signs executive order to limit number of customers in retail, grocery stores
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The mayor of Opelika signed an executive order Monday to limit the number of customers in retail and grocery stores within the Opelika city limits.
The purpose of the executive order is to prevent crowding at retail and grocery stores to protect the health of Opelika citizens. The order will be in effect until it's rescinded by mayoral order.
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1. Allow no more than 20 percent of stated fire capacity in the store at a time. (Note this reduced capacity is approximately 150 square feet per person.) Twenty percent capacity limit does not apply to employees. Stores are required to count the number of customers entering and exiting the store and to enforce this as the emergency maximum occupancy.
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BREAKING: Kroger, the parent company of Pick 'n Save and Metro Market, announced they would be limiting the number… https://t.co/TnkBUyyohz tmj4 (from Milwaukee) Mon Apr 06 19:48:56 +0000 2020
Giant Eagle and Kroger will begin limiting the number of customer allowed in a store at one time. https://t.co/qf5HcR2pMV fox28columbus (from Columbus, OH) Mon Apr 06 21:21:42 +0000 2020
In case you missed it, Walmart, Tom Thumb, Kroger, and Albertsons are making major changes in response to the COVID… https://t.co/raeeamGdtm wfaa (from Dallas, TX) Sat Apr 04 20:40:00 +0000 2020
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