Walmart to limit number of customers, creates in-store social distancing measures

Walmart announced on Friday that it would begin implementing new social distancing measures this weekend as it seeks to protect shoppers and employees from the spread of coronavirus.

Starting Saturday, the major retailer will begin limiting customers allowed into its store to no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet of store space. Customers will then be admitted on a "1-out-1-in" basis when the store is full.

"While many of our customers have been following the advice of the medical community regarding social distancing and safety, we have been concerned to still see some behaviors in our stores that put undue risk on our people," Walmart's Executive Vice President and COO Dacona Smith said in a press release.

"We want to encourage customers to bring the fewest number of people per family necessary to shop, allow for space with other customers while shopping, and practice social distancing while waiting in lines," Smith wrote.

Walmart said that other measures are being taken inside the store to encourage social distancing. One of those measures is the creation of one-way aisle... (Read more)

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