Target stores across the United States are decreasing their hours to allow extra time to clean and restock the shelves in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Beginning Wednesday, stores would close by 9 p.m. The retailer also said it would reserve the first hour of shopping each Wednesday at stores nationwide for vulnerable guests, which includes older people and those with underlying health concerns.
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“As our team continues to adapt to the country’s fast-changing needs, we’re announcing plans to reduce our store hours and offer dedicated shopping hours for vulnerable guests. We’ll also maintain limits on select products and would ask guests to purchase only what they need so there’s enough supply to accommodate this increased demand,” CEO Brian Cornell said in a statement.
Target has 1,871 stores across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
The outbreak has sickened more than 200,000 people globally, with more than 7,000 of those cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
