Independent retailers are modifying the store operations to protect customers and staff from COVID-19 by encouraging physical or social distancing.
Measures seen include social distancing decals, barriers and more at the counter, moving to served hatch model, in-store signs and, reducing hours and more.
While getting back to business is the need of the hour, you cannot shutdown the business for long. To make things easier, social distancing stickers can help.
Using Social Distancing Barriers
While you need to open your store for customers, you also need to make sure your staff is safe from getting infected.
The social distancing barriers are a great way to prevent your customers and staff from getting into contact with one another.
In stores, you can place these in front of the cash counter. Since coronavirus spread through droplets passed on by coughing, or sneezing, the barriers act as a shield and protect everyone.
Most stores are installing these at the cash counters or across the stores.
Control Customer Flow
Stores must take a more active role in managing the shop in order to enact social distancing and protect customers and staff. Using social distancing decals can help you a lot.
You can look at the risk level in the area, the government’s social distancing advice and how well the customers are following it to make appropriate changes.
It is best to control the footfall and introduce a one-way system through the store or ask people apart when queuing.
Restrict Opening Hours
In order to minimize disruption and maintain sales and customer service, many of those reducing store opening times to reduce staff exposure made sure to update the trading hours.
By reducing the opening hours, you are helping protect the team just a little more, their mental well-being and health is critical, so they can continue to operate.
Encourage Customers To Order For Delivery
While you can include social distancing decals in your store, you can still encourage the shoppers to order for delivery instead of crowding the store.
Most stores have a website where people can order items and products, so if you want to encourage safety of your shoppers and staff, you must ask them to order items for delivery.
This way the shoppers can shop from the comfort of their home and don’t need to visit the store at all.
Even if you need to operate and open doors for customers, make sure you are maintaining social distancing strictly.
Finally, social distancing can help people from getting infected by coronavirus. You must include ways to offer a safe place for your shoppers and staff.
