(West Des Moines) Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today additional changes to its operations in response to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak.
Effective Friday, March 20, customers will no longer be allowed to bring in reusable bags until further notice since it is difficult to monitor their cleanliness. Because it is not always easy to know the sanitization procedures customers are taking at their homes to keep the bags clean, this is one more way the grocer is helping prevent the spread of the virus.
Customers also will start seeing temporary window panels installed at checkouts to help provide an additional layer of protection for both employees and customers. These panels are being installed at the checkout, as this is the point in the store visit where customers and employees are in the closest contact.
In the aisles or at service counters, customers and employees have more flexibility in placing distance between themselves but the setup of the checkout limits that ability. These panels are in place in the Des Moines-area stores, and will be installed in all other Hy-Vee locations over the next few days.
