This mess is really changing the way of the world fr fr
QuoteBig-box stores and grocery chains in certain areas of the US are being barred from selling nonessential items to customers to reduce foot traffic and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Certain local governments have directed stores to empty areas with nonessential items such as clothing and electronics or rope off these items from customers.
Some shoppers have applauded the new restrictions and encouraged other local governments to implement them.
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Local governments around the US are taking more draconian measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus by barring "essential" stores such as grocery chains or big-box retailers from selling "nonessential" items such as clothing and electronics.
These stores, which have been allowed to stay open during state lockdowns because they sell groceries or offer pharmacy services, for example, are now required in some parts of the US to remove nonessential items or rope off areas of the store so customers can't access these products.
Vermont is among those clamping down on this. At the end of March, the state's Agency of Commerce and Community Development directed essential big-box stores including Walmart, Costco, and Target to stop selling nonessential items not listed in the governor's executive order outlining essential services.
"Large 'big box' retailers generate significant shopping traffic by virtue of their size and the variety of goods offered in a single location," Lindsay Kurrle, the secretary of the agency, said in a statement at the time.
She added: "This volume of shopping traffic significantly increases the risk of further spread of this dangerous virus to Vermonters and the viability of Vermont's health care system. We are directing these stores to put public health first and help us reduce the number of shoppers."
Customers can shop for these nonessential items using online delivery services or curbside pickup, Kurrle said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-walmart-target-stop-selling-non-essential-items-select-states-2020-4?fbclid=IwAR3S4yv8hRI6JyFvccGAVPokRcHwnu3PidCq7l2ZO_qAGQOHpwTt7z2_-Ng
https://twitter.com/WayneGriswold/status/1247016758084538370
This is a good thing, to keep people from going out for things they don't need
Makes sense.
Quote from: heir. on April 09, 2020, 11:48:48 AM
This is in certain areas for now.. not nationwide
but I mean it makes sense ..the hell r u going into crowded stores for at this time for mess u don't really need
Forgot to put that. Eventually, all will follow.
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