由于冠狀病毒引發(fā)搶購潮，雜貨店開始縮短營業(yè)時間

由于冠狀病毒引發(fā)搶購潮，雜貨店開始縮短營業(yè)時間

With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the country's largest grocery chains are announcing measures to enhance sanitation and maintain supplies.

由于恐慌的購物者涌向超市囤積應對冠狀病毒爆發(fā)的物資，美國一些最大的食品雜貨連鎖店宣布了加強衛(wèi)生條件和維持物資供應的措施。

Across the U.S., hand sanitizer, toilet paper, sanitation wipes and canned goods have been flying off shelves as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to climb.

在美國隨著確診的冠狀病毒病例數(shù)量持續(xù)攀升，美國市場上的洗手液、衛(wèi)生紙、衛(wèi)生紙巾和罐頭食品等商品已經(jīng)被搶購一空。

With panic-buying gripping shoppers, Walmart, the nation's largest retailer by sales, announced this week that it has given store managers the "discretion to limit sales quantities on items that are in unusually high demand."

由于恐慌性搶購吸引了購物者，美國銷售額最大的零售商沃爾瑪本周宣布，它已賦予商店經(jīng)理“限制需求量異常大的商品的銷售數(shù)量的自由裁量權”。

Target says it's cleaning surfaces such as checkout lanes and touch screens at least every 30 minutes. It is also placing sales limits on products like hand sanitizer, toilet paper, disinfectant wipes and bottled water.

塔吉特公司表示，他們至少每30分鐘清洗一次收銀臺和觸摸屏等表面。它還對洗手液、衛(wèi)生紙、消毒濕巾和瓶裝水等產(chǎn)品設置了銷售限制。

Albertsons Companies, the owner of such chains as Safeway, Shaw's and Star Market, says it too will be imposing quantity limits on high-demand items like hand sanitizer and household cleaners.

擁有Safeway、Shaw's和Star Market等連鎖超市的艾伯森公司表示，該公司也將對洗手液和家用清潔劑等需求量較大的產(chǎn)品實施數(shù)量限制。

Wegmans, which operates in seven states, posted a list of limited-purchase items, including diapers, household cleaners, bath tissue and packaged bread and rolls. Walgreens has announced similar policies.

威格曼斯公司在美國七個州開展業(yè)務，該公司公布了一份限購商品清單，其中包括尿布、家用清潔劑、沐浴紙巾以及包裝好的面包和小圓面包。沃爾格林也宣布了類似的政策。

Chains have also begun rolling out new hours of operation in order to clean stores and restock supply.

連鎖店也開始延長營業(yè)時間，以便清理商店和補充庫存。

Whole Foods says it will modify hours and conduct "additional deep cleanings throughout the day." It is increasing its number of hand sanitizer stations and suspending its usual array of food samplings.

全食超市表示，他們將調整工作時間，并“在一天中進行額外的深度清潔”。該公司正在增加手部消毒臺的數(shù)量，并暫停常規(guī)的食品采樣。

Walgreens says it too will be suspending food and drink sampling, and the chain says it will offer free delivery for purchases on its website.

沃爾格林表示，他們也將暫停食品和飲料的采樣，該連鎖店表示，他們將在其網(wǎng)站上提供免費送貨上門服務。

Wegmans says it will not keep stores open past midnight. Publix, which has more than 1.200 stores across Florida and parts of the South, says it will be closing at 8 p.m. to give employees time to sanitize shelves and restock supplies.

威格曼斯表示，商店午夜過后將不再營業(yè)。Publix在佛羅里達州和南部部分地區(qū)擁有1.200多家門店。該公司說，將在晚上8點關閉，以便讓員工有時間清理貨架并補充庫存。

Harris Teeter, a chain in the southeast, tweeted that starting Sunday, it will be closing stores at 9 p.m. each night in order to "focus on cleaning, replenishment, and the well-being of our valued associates."

美國東南部的連鎖超市Harris Teeter在推特上表示，從周日開始，每天晚上9點開始關閉店鋪，以便“專注于清潔、補充庫存和為我們尊貴的員工提供福利”。

Walmart says it too is considering changing the "hours at some 24-hour facilities to allow for additional cleaning."

沃爾瑪表示，他們也在考慮改變“一些24小時營業(yè)的工廠的工作時間，以便進行額外的清潔。”