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The government has allowed the resumption of operations for non-food stores with a retail area of less than 300 square feet as of Monday, February 15. my has a direct input from the field or a separate input used only by customers of that store.
Stores can open on the condition that customers have a certain amount of space to avoid meetings and reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
However, not only small merchants but also large retail chains opened their doors on Monday, devising ways to get started.
For example, 24 MOKI VEŽI supermarkets have been open since Monday.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Store “Moki veži”
These are large hardware stores with an area of more than 300 square meters. As a result, they have been converted to small formats.
15 minutes With his own eyes he decided to see how it was going. We visit “MOKI VEŽI” on Ateities street. Here the store was divided into two: one for retailers and one for wholesalers.
They have separate entrances, but both stores are in one large room, separated by pallets of goods and stop rails.
Photos of MOKI VEŽI shared and 15 minutes readers.
MOKI VEŽI responsibly looks at the continuing COVID-19 situation, and we have strictly adhered to and will continue to adhere to all recommended safety precautions.
Although we have food in our range of products, they do not dominate the baskets of our customers, therefore, in accordance with the instructions of the Government, they have suspended their activities, ”said Eglė Gružauskienė, Marketing Manager of MOKI VEŽI, in a statement from press.
However, according to her, there has been a recent increase in the number of inquiries from customers calling, writing or contacting the main range of “MOKI VEŽI” – “DIY” and garden products.
Therefore, after evaluating the current situation and in order to guarantee safe purchases for the residents of the country, the company will open its stores in an updated format, converting them into three smaller formats, according to the report.
There is also a network of household appliances.
On Monday, we also visited Topo centras on Ukmergės street, which has a separate entrance.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15 minute photo / “Upper Center”
This huge two-story electronics store is also up and running: it has enclosed part of the room with plastic frames to “fit” into an area of 300 square meters.
It works like they work
Senukai and Depo, which sell building materials, also open on Monday. True, their activities did not cease even after the government tightened the quarantine in mid-December, claiming they only had food and necessities departments.
A visit to these stores shows that they operate essentially the same way as from December 16.
You can see it here that day 15 minutes photos sent by readers of both stores.
And here are photos of “Senukai”.
Is it rape?
The government decree does not specify whether stores can “reduce” the area to meet the 300 square meter criteria.
“The quarantine decision does not address this,” Economy and Innovation Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė said at a press conference last week. – We allow the operation of those stores that have an entrance from the outside and their sales area is up to 300 square meters.
“The commercial area does not include warehouses, auxiliary premises, stairs, other things. The commercial space is with stalls, merchandise, cash registers and the like ”, he added.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Dawn Armonaitė
The minister said he expects stores to decide on openings based on prudence.
Monday to the Ministry of Economy 15 minutes He asked for further comment on the question of whether the stores’ attempts to “shrink” the area were not a violation. We will update the post immediately after receiving the reply.
According to the police, the number of officers supervising compliance with the rules will not change when quarantine restrictions are released; there will remain around 1,500 in all of Lithuania.
“It just came to our knowledge then. There will be no more forces,” 15 minutes said police spokesman Ramūnas Matonis.
Starting Monday, open-air commerce, florists, and beauty salons are also allowed under certain conditions.
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