Walmart is now limiting the number of customers that can be inside the store at one time to promote social distancing. Among the changes, stores will allow no more than five customers per 1000 square feet.

Customers will be admitted one-by-one and once the store is full and will they will need to wait until someone leaves.

Meijer stores are asking customers to limit the number of shoppers per trip and are implementing ways to monitor the number of customers.

The following information was released by Meijer regarding its COVID-19 efforts:

Meijer announced additional steps it is taking to make its stores safe for both shoppers and team members. In addition to amplifying its communication to customers about social distancing practices, Meijer is now asking its customers to limit the number of shoppers who come to the store on each trip.

Following are the newest steps the retailer has taken to help make the stores as safe as possible:

• Asking customers to limit the number of shoppers per trip, while understanding that some customers may need additional assistance.
• Implementing processes to monitor the number of customers in our stores. This includes managing the number of customers shopping to support proper social distancing practices.
• Conducting daily health screenings and temperature checks of team members as they arrive at the store.
• Completing installation of protective plexiglass shields at all check lanes and pharmacies in its 248 supercenters and stores.
• Adding signage and broadcast announcements inside the store educating customers about proper social distancing.
• Temporarily suspending the weekly sales ad beginning April 12 to decrease customer count inside the store.

These new steps supplement the previous actions the retailer has implemented, which include:

• Suspending the use of re-usable bags by customers in its stores unless they’re being used for the retailer’s Shop & Scan program.
• Discontinued accepting beverage containers for return at its Michigan stores.
• Temporarily removed Sandy the Pony from the front end of its stores.
• Placed decals on the floor 6 feet apart in areas where customers may congregate, such as lines for check lanes, pharmacy and service desk counters.
• Suggesting customers use the length of their shopping carts to gauge appropriate distance from others where there aren’t decals on the floor.
• Implemented reduced shopping hours to support deeper cleaning overnight and re-stocking efficiency.
• Implemented dedicated shopping hours for senior citizens, customers with chronic health conditions and essential service workers.