During the Covid 19 pandemic outbreak the safe shopping in store facilities have changes with safety measures. It has become a necessity to keep social distancing into daily practice. Keeping masks on all the time and frequently sanitizing hands when visiting public places.
The new normal seen in retail shopping has also changed since the pandemic has struck. It has become a priority for malls and small or big store owners to maintain sanitation and distancing at their stores or malls. Shopping for clothing, cosmetics, makeup or any other thing which is a basic requirement cannot be avoided, hence the shop keepers have some strict rules which are to be followed by staff and customers.
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Safe Store Shopping during Corona Virus Spread
Here is how the changes are being adapted by stores and malls. They visitors and customers should have a safer way to shop in a store as soon as they walk in.
Maintain Entry of Customers – Risk-free shopping experience
The entry of Customers can be controlled by only allowing 50% on all floors or sections. There may be some huge lines outside the stores for entry, but there are distanced ques for everyone to maintain at least 1 meter away from the other. This is a very important action that most stores should be doing and shouldn’t overcrowd the place In-store or Out of the Stores.
Entry only with Masks for shoppers
Other safe shopping measures that are being followed are the MASKS as a compulsion part before taking entry. Wearing an N95 mask while entering stores for shopping is advisable than wearing fabric masks. All staff members to keep them on till on duty. Staff can also wear gloves to increase safety measures.
Sanitizers at all Shopping Sections
Providing sanitizers at entry and at all sections and floors to reduce the risk of spread while in-store and touching products. As customers already carry their own bottles, but it’s the duty of the store owner to have one at entry or at floors if you have a mall and departmental store.
Temperature Reading before Entry
Monitoring the temperature of your staff and customers before permitted to enter. This should be done as many times as one walks out and back in a store or shop. This gives it safer while doing store shopping during coronavirus.
Encourage Internet Shopping On Website, Video call or Chat Messages
Safe Internet Shopping is highly active for shop owners as customers are finding this more convenient than walking into a store. We at G3+ surat have been providing In-store shopping on Video calling for the comfort of customers. This creates a safer experience of online shopping. Using websites may not be the only thing customers are attracted to, but since sitting home and buying from your fav stores in a video call is more satisfying in terms of quality and trust for online shopping.
Find out more about Video calling In-Store Shopping experience with G3+ store.
6 Ft Distance in Store for Safety
Maintaining a certain distance from the counters or racks is also possible when shopping in-store. If you feel comfy sharing 6 feet (1.83 m) away while asking the salesman to assist you is better than standing closer to a counter or a rack of hanging clothes. Make customers also stand further away while next to each other or at the billing counters.
Sanitize the Sections and Tried on Clothing
Sanitize the trial clothing section and also the clothes that are being tried on by customers. Stores should take care of retrial clothing and keep them in separation racks or remove them from display until they are sanitized. This will again make customers feel safer during store shopping and trying clothing.
Use Digital Payments for Safe Shopping
While at the cashier, make sure there is some distance of customers and cashier too. Cashless is Mantra to be followed now across all stores. Unless your customer can pay digitally, you can accept cash for the billing method. Insist your customers use digital payment gateways, Google Pay, Paytm, or even Bank transfers. Sanitizing the debit and credit cards when using them is also a better way to keep everything well hygiene.
There are so many more ways to keep IN-STORE shopping safer for customers to come to shop free of risk. This how Store can be kept safer and easier for both staff and customers.
EASY, FAST, COMFORT, and SAFE Way to SHOP from a STORE Via VIDEO SHOPPING Service is the New TREND for Shopping Online in a Store. TRY this experience to shop for men, women or kids wear clothing at G3+ store. Book appointment to get your slots for shopping on the video calling app.
