Retail Fitting Rooms Covid 19

Trying on clothing in retail dressing rooms can increase your chances of getting infected with the coronavirus if proper disinfecting is not enforced.

Retail fitting rooms covid 19.

New sanitization standards said retail consultant. But macy s told 2wtk stores have a selection of fitting rooms open throughout stores which complies with social distancing guidelines. That includes wiping down doorknobs and seating surfaces before customers enter a dressing room. Macy s nordstrom and saks fifth avenue have kept fitting rooms open but.

Any items used by customers in a fitting room and not purchased should be removed from active inventory on the sales floor and stored for a no less than 24 hours. Macy s annual report from last year shows. Phase 2 limited in store retail operations covid 19 requirements phase ii. Any in store sit down food and beverage services must follow all of the phase 2 restaurant.

As well as post covid 19 business. The problem retail experts say is that the government has issued very little guidance about the sale of apparel which is sowing confusion on how to handle clothing that s been in fitting rooms. Although stores will be temporarily suspending the dress. Trying clothes on in dressing rooms risks.

Businesses and organizations may determine to require the use of face coverings by those on premise. Sixty five percent of women said they will not feel safe trying on clothes in dressing rooms due to the covid 19 crisis according to a survey by retail predictive analytics company first insight. But now with many states slowly starting to reopen amid the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic so are retail shops that sell non essential items including clothes shoes and accessories. Apparel retailers create safe fitting room protocols but the shopper is not ready department stores have a large percentage of their sales in apparel.