Mar 19, 2020 06:05 PM
Walmart modifies store hours, limits purchases for certain items
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/03/...945/?sl=14
RELEASE: Retail giant Walmart said starting Thursday it will make special accommodations for the elderly, take extra steps to clean stores and limit purchases for certain items during the coronavirus outbreak.
The chain modified its store hours nationwide to accommodate the additional cleaning measures. Walmart said all U.S. stores will have a maximum window to operate from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.
"This will further help associates restock the shelves for customers while continuing to clean and sanitize the store," Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith said in a statement. "Over the weekend we adjusted our operating hours to help make it easier for associates to stock and perform enhanced cleaning and sanitizing. We're pleased with the results we are seeing and will take additional steps beginning Thursday."
Walmart also said it will hold an hour-long "senior shopping event" every Tuesday for customers 60 and older, from March 24 through April 28. The special period will occur before normal store hours. The company said it's implementing the special period because seniors are more vulnerable to the coronavirus disease.
Walmart also said it will begin limiting purchases for certain items, including paper products, milk, eggs, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, water, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food. "Let's all take care of each other out there," Smith concluded.
Coronavirus: Asda closes counters and rations products (Asda is the food side of "Walmart" in the UK)
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202...s-grocery/
RELEASE: Asda has joined the growing number of grocers introducing new measures in stores and online to combat panic buying as a result of the coronvirus pandemic. The grocer’s chief executive Roger Burnley said in a letter online that Asda has “implemented a limit on the number of items that can be purchased to make sure everyone can get what they need”.
Asda has also made the decision to temporarily close 24-hour stores between midnight and 6am to better assist with restocking shelves, in a similar move to Tesco which reduced its opening hours earlier in the week.
“I wanted to personally reassure you that we are working really hard to keep our shelves stocked and serving your community,” Burnley said. The grocer is “working around the clock” to try keep products available, including hand sanitizer, cleaning products and baby formula. “I’d also ask that you try to shop responsibly and not buy more than you need so that everyone, including the vulnerable, have access to the essentials.”
Asda is also going to temporarily close its cafes and pizza counters to “free up room for colleagues” in its warehouses and keep shelves stocked. Burnley asked shoppers to be patient with colleagues “as they try to do their very best during these unprecedented times”. He also asked its cleaners to focus on cleaning more frequently in “high traffic areas”.
Asda said its demand for online shopping has increased and asked shoppers to be flexible in delivery or collection times.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/03/...945/?sl=14
RELEASE: Retail giant Walmart said starting Thursday it will make special accommodations for the elderly, take extra steps to clean stores and limit purchases for certain items during the coronavirus outbreak.
The chain modified its store hours nationwide to accommodate the additional cleaning measures. Walmart said all U.S. stores will have a maximum window to operate from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.
"This will further help associates restock the shelves for customers while continuing to clean and sanitize the store," Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith said in a statement. "Over the weekend we adjusted our operating hours to help make it easier for associates to stock and perform enhanced cleaning and sanitizing. We're pleased with the results we are seeing and will take additional steps beginning Thursday."
Walmart also said it will hold an hour-long "senior shopping event" every Tuesday for customers 60 and older, from March 24 through April 28. The special period will occur before normal store hours. The company said it's implementing the special period because seniors are more vulnerable to the coronavirus disease.
Walmart also said it will begin limiting purchases for certain items, including paper products, milk, eggs, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, water, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food. "Let's all take care of each other out there," Smith concluded.
Coronavirus: Asda closes counters and rations products (Asda is the food side of "Walmart" in the UK)
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202...s-grocery/
RELEASE: Asda has joined the growing number of grocers introducing new measures in stores and online to combat panic buying as a result of the coronvirus pandemic. The grocer’s chief executive Roger Burnley said in a letter online that Asda has “implemented a limit on the number of items that can be purchased to make sure everyone can get what they need”.
Asda has also made the decision to temporarily close 24-hour stores between midnight and 6am to better assist with restocking shelves, in a similar move to Tesco which reduced its opening hours earlier in the week.
“I wanted to personally reassure you that we are working really hard to keep our shelves stocked and serving your community,” Burnley said. The grocer is “working around the clock” to try keep products available, including hand sanitizer, cleaning products and baby formula. “I’d also ask that you try to shop responsibly and not buy more than you need so that everyone, including the vulnerable, have access to the essentials.”
Asda is also going to temporarily close its cafes and pizza counters to “free up room for colleagues” in its warehouses and keep shelves stocked. Burnley asked shoppers to be patient with colleagues “as they try to do their very best during these unprecedented times”. He also asked its cleaners to focus on cleaning more frequently in “high traffic areas”.
Asda said its demand for online shopping has increased and asked shoppers to be flexible in delivery or collection times.