One week after the declaration of an emergency, the number of customers has increased, and the supermarkets who are having a hard time responding are 18:35 on April 14th.
It is one week 14 days after the "Emergency Declaration" was issued. Since the school is closed at supermarkets, the number of shoppers is increasing more than usual, and we are struggling to take measures to prevent infection.
At the Coop Mirai store in Minami-ku, Saitama City, we closed the store for two hours from the 13th in response to the government's emergency declaration, and are strengthening measures to prevent infections of customers and employees.
Specifically, in order to prevent customers from getting too close to the cash register, we have added marks at 1.5 meters intervals to the feet, and provided a transparent partition between the cash register and customers to prevent infection.
However, the number of customers and sales both increased by about 20% compared to the usual year at this shop due to the closure of the school, and the number of customers who purchased instant noodles and frozen foods was increasing every day. .
In addition, the government is calling for 70% fewer employees to work in the areas subject to the declaration of emergency, but the number of customers has increased and employees are in a state of full turn.
Seigo Yoshino, the manager of Coop Minami Urawa store, said, “It is difficult to reduce the number of employees who are working as many employees as possible, so I want to do my best to survive this situation as an infrastructure that supports food.”