Grocery shopping is on a lot of Americans' minds these days. In a country largely still under lockdown, stocking up on provisions is one of the few times many people leave their homes.
The bottom line: Your biggest risk comes from being in the store with other shoppers, not from the food. You really don't need to drive yourself nuts disinfecting your packaged food.
In case you are keeping track:
Woodman's adds shopping restrictions
Altoona (WQOW) - Woodman's is putting some limits on shopping in order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Starting Friday, April 24, only one shopper per household will be allowed in the store. That one shopper is also only allowed one cart of groceries.
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In addition, while they are not expecting it to be an issue if the store gets too full, guests will be asked to wait in line outside.
Woodman's officials say you will not be able to use the parcel pickup entrance to enter the store.
Even After Pandemic Retail, Shopping Trends May Change – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Retail analysts think this "pick-up retail" could be a precursor to sweeping and lasting changes to shopping trends.
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"Those retailers that were already going in that direction have been able to win. Walmart has 3,000 stores that already had their buy online and pick up in stores," Rosenstrauch added.
"It's going to be harder for the local stores at the end of the day. There's a lot of conversation now that your big retailers are going to get bigger through this," Rosenstrauch said. "Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Target to some extent – those are the ones that are going to win."
Virus Outbreak Alters American Shopping Lists — WSJ | Morningstar
This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (April 24, 2020).
The question now is which behaviors will stick and which will fade when restrictions to fight the pandemic are lifted.
"People we know will continue to wash their hands more. Probably they'll have more concern for surface hygiene in homes," said Unilever PLC Chief Executive Alan Jope on Thursday. "That whole hygiene thing will carry on."
Quite a lot has been going on:
How will grocery shopping change after the coronavirus pandemic?
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, grocery shopping has transitioned from being a routine errand to a potentially challenging, and even dangerous, task. Many shoppers are awaiting the day when waiting in line before even getting inside the store is a distant memory. But regardless of when that day comes, it's likely the pandemic will transform the way we shop for food for many years to come.
TODAY Food spoke with a few industry insiders to get their take on the future of food shopping. Here are their predictions on what to expect in the post-pandemic era.
Coronavirus: Why Germans aren't shopping despite stores being open
Despite the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures in the country, Germans are seemingly reluctant to rush back to stores.
Speaking to CNBC, the CEO of behavioral science consultancy Innovation Bubble, Simon Moore, said the coronavirus pandemic has shifted consumers' mindsets from a "gain" to "maintain" mentality.
Instead of seeking out ways to make the most of deals on goods, Moore explained that people were now more defensively minded because of the uncertainty created by the pandemic.
Island Pacific Markets add online shopping for Vegas customers
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Going to the grocery store to feed your family is an essential task, and a small local market is adjusting its business model to protect its workers and customers.
The current pandemic has small markets changing its services, and Island Pacific Seafood Market is doing that with online shopping and delivery.
"The two stores in Nevada, it's been very successful. We've been picking up traction by the day, said Nathan Jimenez, regional manager for Island Pacific.
Walmart to extend senior shopping hours through May, other companies continuing hours indefinitely
Walmart announced on Thursday that it will extend special hopping times for seniors and those vulnerable to coronavirus through the end of May.
Walmart's stores and pharmacies will be open from 6 to 7 a.m. on Tuesdays (at most locations) through May after originally announcing the special hours would be in effect through April.
Walmart's sister retailer, Sam's Club, will continue senior shopping hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m.
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