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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, supermarkets and other stores are dedicating special shopping hours and services for their most vulnerable customers.
Here's a list of stores offering special shopping hours for seniors and other at-risk shoppers. Note: We will update this list as we receive new information.
ALDI : On Tuesdays and Thursdays, ALDI stores open at 8:30 a.m. and reserve the first hour of operation for its at-risk shoppers, including senior citizens, expectant mothers and those with underlying health concerns.
Other things to check out:
Publix makes shopping aisles one-way to improve coronavirus social distancing
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ORLANDO, Fla. – As grocery stores remain one of the only places open to the public where more than 10 people can gather amid the coronavirus pandemic Publix is adding new policies, including one-way aisle markers, to help its customers and employees maintain social distancing.
Shoppers who visit their local Publix this week will see arrows at the end of the each aisle indicating the direction you should travel.
Coronavirus fact check: Has Walmart adopted 'staggered shopping' days based on age?
Walmart officials are pushing back against a viral social media meme that claims Walmart and Sam's Club stores have instituted a staggered shopping schedule that restricts people to shopping by age group on specific days.
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According to the meme, the stores are "adopting a staggered shopping schedule as follows. "We apologize for any inconeince: Monday Age 66+, Tuesday 56-65, Wednesday 46-55, Thursday 36-45, Friday 25-35, Saturday 24 and below, Sunday shopping emergency only."
Ask a Bioethicist: Should I Be Online Grocery Shopping During COVID-19?
Like many personal choices affected by coronavirus, what once was a seemingly simple question is now a moral quandary.
During a pandemic, what’s the better choice for those who have one: to do online grocery shopping, or to visit the store in person? Photograph by Caroline Cunningham
On my most recent trip, as I waited in a socially distanced line that curved around the side of Sprouts Farmers Market out toward Broad Street, I wondered: Is going to the store in person still the morally right decision?
Were you following this:
Grocery shopping etiquette amid coronavirus: what to do and not do – Twin Cities
With the changing landscape of grocery shopping during the pandemic come new shopping protocols and etiquette.
There are a lot of questions out there about what new practices should be followed when grocery shopping. The Minnesota Grocers Association has addressed that in an advisory issued this week.
Consumers Will Continue to Embrace Online Shopping After Crisis Ends – WWD
Consumer behavior will change dramatically when the coronavirus crisis is finally resolved. That will include a lasting dependence on online shopping and a marked trend toward trading down.
“When confidence recovers — and it will — and when unemployment recedes — which it will — shoppers will return to stores, but their buying habits will be different,” she said.
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Looking ahead to 2021, she said consumers will be more cautious and prudent and will seek out brands with shared values as they also look to enhance their savings. That will translate into them trading down and pulling back on spending overall, she said.
How to protect yourself from coronavirus while grocery shopping
A day after it was announced a Charlotte County Publix employee had tested positive for the coronavirus, many people who still have to go to the store may be wondering how to shop safely.
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“Ultimately, people need to eat, they need to get groceries. So the thing is to minimize the exposure and get the essential supplies that you need,” said Robert Hawkes, director of the physician assistant program at Florida Gulf Coast University.
City Officials Tout Launch of JaTango, Online Shopping Platform for Local Businesses | TAPinto
BAYONNE, NJ - A new online shopping service developed to help local small businesses continue to do business even while there doors are closed is launching in Bayonne, Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone/Special Improvement District (UEZ/SID) announced Thursday.
Saying that they became aware of JaTango through a local entrepreneur UEZ/SID officials were anxious to bring it to Bayonne, the statement read.
“Hopefully, with both resident and merchant participation, this new shopping experience will help our business community continue to thrive.”
Happening on Twitter
CONFIRMED: @tylerperry paid for all groceries during Seniors Hour at 44 Atlanta-area @Kroger stores. Look at these… https://t.co/FpDf7aU9Xs BrendanKeefe (from Atlanta) Wed Apr 08 16:20:12 +0000 2020
Bodegas. Food trucks. Convenience stores. Barber shops and nail salons. Our neighborhoods won't be the same withou… https://t.co/i6e3MUwt7n SenKamalaHarris Thu Apr 09 19:42:23 +0000 2020
It's gotten so bad out there with all these crazies turning into bioterrorists that average people are having to ta… https://t.co/ZmEAYKkBVx WayneDupreeShow (from USAF Desert Storm/Shield Vet) Wed Apr 08 22:46:08 +0000 2020
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