Wisconsin retail stores can let customers come inside, with restrictions

Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette



Published 3:23 p.m. CT May 11, 2020 | Updated 4:26 p.m. CT May 11, 2020


All stand-alone or strip-mall based retail stores across Wisconsin are now able to offer in-person shopping, as long as customers are limited to five at a time and social distancing practices are maintained, Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm signed the order Monday that allows customers to enter stand-alone or strip-mall based retail stores. The order also allows drive-in theaters to operate with some restrictions. The new order for nonessential retail stores goes into effect immediately.

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The new order is "focused on small retailers," Evers said during a call with reporters Monday afternoon. He does not anticipate larger stores like Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. to open for just five customers. The idea is to start small and monitor the transmission of the virus, Evers said.

"The retail stores that we're talking about are a smidgen of the size of Walmart," he said. Main street retailers that have been closed for weeks to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus are the ones Evers expects to see open.

Face coverings are strongly encouraged for all staff and customers and social distancing requirements must be observed. Stores that operate under the new guidelines must establish lines outside the store to regulate entry with markings to show where customers should stand. Stores may have to limit its occupancy to fewer than five customers to ensure that physical distancing requirements are observed.

Hughes said adhering to physical distancing guidelines and wearing face masks is not just for the safety of customers but for employees.

Read more: https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/business/2020/05/11/coronavirus-wisconsin-retail-stores-can-open-5-customer-limit/3109584001/

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