Target to limit number of shoppers in stores

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Target announced Thursday that it is adding new measures to promote safety and social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The Minneapolis retailer said in a news release that beginning Saturday, April 4, it "will actively monitor and, when needed, meter guest traffic in its nearly 1,900 stores nationwide to promote social distancing."

Occupancy limits will vary by store and based on a specific location's square footage "to enhance the average space per person and reduce the possibility of congestion," Target said.

If a store needs to limit shoppers, there will be a "designated waiting area outside with social distancing markers."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/target-to-limit-number-of-shoppers-in-stores/ar-BB125Wqg?li=BBnbfcN

[MissB]

1. Trader Joe's and New Seasons did this

A bit of a line to wait in but once inside you can go down an aisle and *maybe* see another person. Once a customer leaves the person monitoring the exit motions to the person monitoring the entrance and another customer is let in.

[Eugene]

2. This can all fall apart in the waiting area.

If shoppers are lined up closely together outside the store for an hour or more, that can defeat the purpose of social distancing. This has actually happened.

[matt819]

3. Market basket

Grocery chain the northeast is doing that. Shopping was a joy. Quiet. No store announcements. Muzak turned down to almost nothing. I loved it. The wait outside was less than five minutes and people were respecting the physical distancing.

What was annoying, and is annoying all the time anyway, is groups that shop. Spouses. Parent and teenage child. Look folks. Shopping is not rocket science. Leave the spouse in the car. Leave your teenager in the car. Leave your roommate/partner/friend home.

[Marrah_Goodman]

4. They are required to in RI.

The Traders Joes here in MA are doing a fantastic job of only allowing a few people in at a time and disinfecting carriages right away.