Queues at open stores are waiting: Pepco, Ikea have to wait

From early in the morning, residents share over the queues at the Pepco store near Šeškinė, Vilnius. There were queues here waiting for several dozen people.

The government lifted the previous 300-square-foot space limit in stores with separate entrances from the outside starting Monday. This made it possible to open “Senukus”, “Depo”, “Ikea”, “Moki – Veži” or other stores.

Strict security requirements must be met at points of sale. Delphi the photographer captured what was currently happening near the outlets.

Senukai distributed letters to customers about the fact that the stores are already operating. It is indicated that face shields should be used, a distance of more than 2 meters should be observed, groups of more than 2 people or members of a family farm should not be assembled, and hand sanitizers should be used.

At present, there may be shops and pavilions that have separate entrances from the outside, kiosks. Grocery stores, such as grocery stores and drug stores, must provide at least 15 square feet. meters per visitor, or to serve a single person. Other stores, such as construction supplies, furniture, or other non-essential items, must provide 20 square feet. meters per visitor.

Representatives from Ikea’s sales network have previously stated that when accepting returning customers, the focus will be on the safety of employees and visitors, and 850 customers can visit the store at the same time.

On Monday, it is not possible to reach this store immediately: a photographer from Delfi has recorded that there are people waiting outside, the order is supervised by security guards.

“We update our 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 required 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 most frequently touched customer surfaces are regularly disinfected: doors, handles of carts, stair railings, etc., said Ikea “Lithuania Market Director Jolita Juodzevičienė.

The 24 Moki – Veži stores operating in the country were opened on Monday.

Saulius Jonaitis, the CEO of Makveža, assured that the Moki Veži store had opened after 3 months. breaks, he warns, the accumulated needs of customers to manage at home.

“Today, in some stores, it was really necessary to adjust the flow, it did not take long, after some people, my colleagues informed me that there are one or two people waiting outside in one or another store. We strongly regulate the flow so that a buyer has at least 20 m2. meters ”, says S. Jonaitis.

Until now, it is not possible to work in supermarkets that do not have outlets to the field – Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said last week that this problem can be solved this week.