Today's emergency declaration Supermarket in Tokyo is usually open without confusion April 7 12:02
Major supermarkets in the Tokyo metropolitan area will continue to operate in principle even if an emergency is declared. On 7th, those who visited at the supermarket in Tokyo without any confusion were shopping as usual.
OK, a super-chain with over 120 stores in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, will continue to operate as usual even after an emergency has been declared.
At the store in Taito-ku, Tokyo, visitors without any particular confusion were shopping in a calm manner.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the store will open windows and improve ventilation, and if the number of customers waiting for cashiers exceeds a certain number due to congestion, limit the number of people entering the sales area. Are also considering.
A male customer in his 60's said, "I heard that there was no need to buy food in a hurry, so I did not bulk purchase and bought only what I needed."
According to this chain, the demand for foodstuffs that can be easily cooked at home has increased in supermarkets due to the increase in the number of companies that have closed schools and worked at home in March. Instant noodles sold twice as much, and frozen foods sold 1.4 times more.
Noriko Ogawa, General Manager of the Okay Promotion and Public Relations Office, said, "I want you to be assured that you will continue to operate normally after the declaration of an emergency. "