Changes at grocery store

Major changes to grocery store policies to help practice social distancing.

SATURDAY, MAJOR CHANGES TOOKEFFECT AS WAL-MART BEGAN IT'SNEW POLICIES ENCOURAGINGSOCIAL DISTANCING INSIDE ITSSTORE.

Johnathan Wise, Shopper"It's a good measure.

Try tokeep a distance."THE WORLD'SLARGEST RETAILER, NOW ONLYUSING A SINGLENTRANCE --LIMITING CUSTOMERS TO FIVECUSTOMERS PER 100 SQUARE FEETAT A TIME.

THAT REPRESENTSABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THEAVERAGE STORE'S CAPACITY.

ONCETHE STORE REACHES THATCAPACITY, LINES WILL FORM ASONE - PERSON GOES IN..

ANDANOTHER GOES OUT.AndieBregman, Shopper"I am all forthat.

I've been going to somestores and they have marks onthe floors... so everyone canstay apart."ANDIE BREGMAN SAYSHER WEEKLY SHOPPING TRIPS HAVEDRASTICALLY CHANGED.AndieBregman, Shopper"Physically Iput on gloves.

I forgot mymask at home but I have one ofthose."IN STATEMENT,WAL-MART'S CHIEF OPERATINGOFFICER DACONA SMITH SAYSQUOTE... STATEMENT))"WE NOWWANT TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY BYENCOURAGING CUSTOMERS TO DOTHEIR SHOPPING AT A DISTANCE,THAN HEAD HOME.

GROCERY BEEP -NATMEIJER ALSO ANNOUNCEDSIMILAR PROCEDURES.

ALL OFIT'S EMPLOYEES WILL GO THROUGHDAILY HEALTH SCREENINGS ANDTEMPERATURE CHECKS BEFORETHEIR SHIFTS.

THE GROCER ALSOSAYPLEXIGLASS SHIELDS WILLBE PUT UP TO LIMITPHYSICALCONTACT DURING TRANSACTIONS.Johnathan Wise, Shopper"It's agood measure to keep adistance."((MEIJER STATEMENT))RICK KEYES, C-E-O SAYS INQUOTE "WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORADDITIONAL WAYS TO SAFETY OFOUR CUSTOMERS AND TEAM MEMBERSIN THE FACE OF THIS DIFFICULTCHALLENGE.

REPORTING IMILWAUKEE, TONY ATKINS TMJ4NEWS.