AKRON, Ohio, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response
to the rapid spread of COVID-19, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced changes it is making to meet
current customer demand and to help protect the health and
wellbeing of its Goodyear Auto Service and Just Tires store teams
and guests. These changes will also help to ensure stores can
remain open to provide tires and auto care to guests who need them,
including law enforcement, first responders and others in essential
roles, such as doctors, nurses and grocers.
Changes include temporarily reducing store hours to 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and closing on Sundays. This will enable
stores to operate in multiple shifts and limit close personal
contact among the store teams and with others where possible while
still meeting current customer demand.
"Because of the services we provide, many of our guests,
including the law enforcement, first responders and medical workers
responsible for protecting public health and safety, rely on us for
tire and auto service to keep their vehicles on the road," said
Fred Thomas, vice president,
Goodyear Retail. "With the continued spread of COVID-19 and the
unprecedented challenges facing the community, we are reducing our
operating hours to allow us to continue to serve our guests while
prioritizing the health and wellbeing of our associates."
Additionally, in states that have issued "Shelter-in-Place" or
similar non-essential business closure orders, our stores are
expected to remain open as auto service providers deliver essential
goods and services.
The company will begin operating under reduced hours on
March 25, which will continue for at
least two weeks or until further notice. Specific hours, services
and contact information for individual locations can be found at
www.goodyearautoservice.com and www.justtires.com.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about
63,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21
countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in
Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg,
Luxembourg, strive to develop
state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and
performance standard for the industry. For more information about
Goodyear and its products, go to
www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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