All the stores are open, what is happening in the supermarkets of Kaunas?



[ad_1]

As quarantine conditions became even more flexible as of Monday, supermarket stores that did not have a separate entrance from the outside also opened their doors.

The flow of people in supermarkets is faster, but it is far from remembering the pre-quarantine times.

It is true that there were queues in some stores due to the regulation of customer flows.

If it has not hurt you and you come shopping, share your impressions in the comments, and if you are curious about what happened in the supermarkets, after allowing all the stores to open, take a look at the gallery of photos of the portal correspondent kauno.diena.lt. Visited and captured moments from Molo and the Kaunas Acropolis.

Photo by Justina Lasauskaitė

“We want to rejoice that after a long time it was allowed to open the doors of supermarkets. Today Molas operations were renewed in all the stores in the shopping center. At the moment, it is quite difficult to compare visitor flows, as the first day is not over yet, but we have been feeling an increase in visitors since morning. Already during the first quarantine, we have implemented an instantaneous flow calculation system, so with the help of this system and security personnel, we monitor and, if necessary, regulate visitor flows and comply with all the requirements of security ”, Indrė Januševičiūtė, Molo Manager, commented on kauno.diena.lt

Photo by Justina Lasauskaitė

Today, all activities in Kaunas Akropolis have been renovated, except for restaurants and entertainment venues.

“As the stores reopen, the safety of visitors and employees continues to be a priority. We remind shoppers that during the entire visit to Kaunas” Akropolis “it is mandatory to follow all security requirements established by the Government. to ensure the safety of employees, at the initiative of Kaunas Akropolis, a COVID-19 test point will be installed, where the personnel working in the facilities of the merchants of the shopping center will be able to verify ”, said Brigita Kuodytė, manager of the Akropolis. of Kaunas.

According to her, the first day of operation of the renovated shopping center passed without problems, the visitors were kept up to date and met the security requirements established in the shopping center.

There are 250 different operators in Kaunas Akropolis. As of April 19. all stores opened except restaurants and some entertainment venues. The latter are not yet operational due to government quarantine restrictions in force in the country. There are 15 restaurants in Kaunas Akropolis, 8 of which currently offer take away service. Due to the longer preparation time, the Forum Cinemas cinema in the mall plans to resume operations in the next two weeks. The virtual entertainment venue “X pramogos” also opened its doors.

B.Kuodytė stated that normally the highest traffic flows in the shopping center are observed on weekdays from 17 to 19 hours. This trend does not change during the quarantine period. “Therefore, we encourage visitors to the mall to plan visits to Kaunas” Akropolis “in advance and to go to the mall during business hours, when smaller customer flows are observed,” said the manager of Kaunas “Akropolis” “.

When asked how to manage customer flows, B. Kuodytė replied: “The safety of the mall employees and visitors is our priority. Once the shopping center resumes its operations, the flow of visitors is constantly regulated both in the premises of the shopping center and in the premises of the tenants.

In order to fully guarantee the safety of people, before resuming the activities of Kaunas Akropolis, we have installed an innovative flow regulation system, which allows real-time monitoring and, if necessary, regulation of the flow of visitors at the mall. In accordance with current government requirements, when the area of ​​the shopping center per visitor is 50 m2. The mall can accommodate up to 1,600 visitors at a time.

As the number of visitors approaches the established limit, the shopping center will use physical protection, which will regulate the access of visitors to the Kaunas Akropolis facilities at the entrances to the shopping center. Currently, the shopping center has doubled the security resources for the regulation of visitor flows and the control of buyers regarding compliance with the requirements set by the Government (maintenance of distances, not collected, proper use of masks ). This ensures that the mall will not generate more traffic than is allowed. On the other hand, the tenants of commercial premises are in charge of the physical control of the regulation of the flow and the marking of distances ”.

B.Kuodytė states that most of the visitors who come to Kaunas “Akropolis” follow the safety recommendations and come shopping alone, do not gather, respect distance restrictions and wear protective gear.

Photo by Justina Lasauskaitė

We remind you that according to the decision made by the Government last week, the stores that operate in supermarkets will only be able to operate on weekdays, their activities are prohibited on weekends.

The Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė emphasized that the stores that previously operated in supermarkets – food, veterinary, animal feed, flowers, optics and orthopedics, funeral supplies, pharmacies, as well as stores with direct access from abroad – will operate the purposes of week until now.

All outlets must have at least 50 square meters of the total supermarket area or only one person can be served at a time.

We have seen an increase in visitors since the morning.

Starting Monday, visitors are also allowed to go to cinemas, halls of professional performing arts institutions, to organize events with spectators outdoors and indoors.

According to the Government’s decision, such events must have a maximum of 150 visitors, they may not occupy more than 30 percent. aisle seating.

By the end of this week, outdoor cafes should start operating and, starting next week, sports clubs.

Opening activities have been closed since the beginning of November last year with the announcement of the second global quarantine.

Photo by Justina Lasauskaitė



[ad_2]