Target May Limit Customers in Stores
April 02 2020 - 05:22PM
Dow Jones News
By Micah Maidenberg
Target Corp. may limit the number of people allowed to enter its
stores at any given time, an effort by the company to encourage
social distancing and another example of how the coronavirus is
forcing retailers to change operations.
Target said that starting Saturday it will actively monitor and
meter traffic when needed.
"Occupancy limits will vary by location and be determined by the
store's specific square footage to enhance the average space per
person and reduce the possibility of congestion," the
Minneapolis-based retailer said.
Grocers and other retailers have struggled to keep up with a
surge in demand for food and other goods, as consumers stock up as
the pandemic keeps them mostly indoors.
Target also said it will provide store and distribution-center
employees with disposable face masks and gloves. The company will
"strongly encourage that they be worn while working," it said.
Masks and gloves will arrive at stores and distribution sites
within the next two weeks.
At some factory sites, workers have protested that companies
aren't doing enough to prevent coronavirus infections and asked for
more protective gear, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
Walmart Inc. has said it will start taking temperatures of U.S.
store workers at the start of each shift and offering masks for
employees.
Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 02, 2020 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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