Tomorrow, Senukai, Ikea and other stores will open their doors: what you need to know

It will open after a few months of unemployment.

Starting tomorrow, stores and pavilions that have independent entrances from the outside will be able to operate without the limitation of a surface area of ​​up to 300 square meters.

Grocery stores, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, will be able to operate as before. The kiosks will also be able to operate. The ban on operating kiosks and pavilions in markets has been lifted, but it has been pointed out that only those that have separate entrances from the outside will be able to operate as well.

“The big markets, where they are like shopping centers, are practically not even similar, but the shopping centers could open when other shopping centers open as well,” explained Aušrinė Armonaitė, the Minister of Economy and Innovation.

It is true that stores will have to provide an area of ​​20 square meters per visitor when opening the door, or you cannot serve more than one person at a time.

At the government meeting, it was explained that the area restriction had been waived in order to harmonize the operating conditions of the trading venues.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė hinted that stores in supermarkets will possibly be decided next week.

Much attention will be paid to safety

Among the stores that open from Monday, such as Ikea, Senukai and Moki veži.

According to Ikea sales representatives, they will focus on the safety of employees and visitors when agreeing to return customers.

“The safety of employees and visitors is one of the most important priorities for us, so we resume activities as always in strict and responsible compliance with security requirements: the number of visitors will be limited and controlled at the entrance; All inbound buyers will be asked to wear personal protective equipment. For those who do not have these tools, we will offer ours.

The Ikea store in Vilnius and the places for ordering and collecting goods in Kaunas and Klaipėda also apply additional security measures: protectors are installed between the cash registers, the surfaces that customers touch most frequently are regularly disinfected: doors, trolley handles , stair railings, etc. said Ikea Lithuania’s market manager, Jolita Juodzevičienė, adding that a Swedish restaurant will open together with the Ikea store in Vilnius; visitors will be offered food to go. Read more about it here.

After a three-month hiatus, Senukai construction, repair and home goods stores open their doors to customers. It is announced that foreign and incoming trade will also be opened.

When Senukai is fully open, it will also be possible to order the necessary products in the electronic store.

As indicated, purchases will continue to be delivered to the indicated address or to the post office closest to the home, and those who wish to collect the order themselves will be able to do so safely at the collection points. Read more about it here.

Among the new companies – Moki Veži stores.

It is announced that there will be all the apartments, an outdoor area with garden supplies, a construction area and a commercial entrance of construction supplies.

Representatives of the commercial network explained that when the doors of the stores are opened, there will be both physical – retail and wholesale, outdoor areas with gardening items and entrance for construction goods, when customers buy large quantities of goods in their vehicles in stores, and e-commerce.

Criticized

Rūta Vainienė, director of the Lithuanian Business Enterprises Association (LPĮA), said that she no longer saw any arguments as to why all trade could not be opened and said she supported this trade liberalization, saying that the decision on trade liberalization will relatively affect Few shops, most of them and does not have separate entrances from the field.

A representative of traders has said that the entire commercial sector must be allowed to function, which has shown that it can function even in the darkest period.

Dalia Matukienė, president of the Council of Small and Medium Enterprises, also criticized trade liberalization. He said the government lacked empathy in understanding how some people make a living, as he commented on the government’s decision to allow all kiosks to operate except those in markets.