Walmart shortens its hours even further and takes new measures to fight coronavirus

Beginning Thursday, many of Walmart's 4,700 US stores will be open from 7 am to 8:30 pm until further notice. It's the second adjustment the retailer made to its hours within a week. Many Walmarts are typically open 24 hours, but some stores that previously opened after 7 am will maintain their regular hours. The company said the shortened hours will"further help" employees restock shelves overnight and clean stores.

Other stores have recently announced similar hours for its older customers, including Target , Amazon-owned Whole Foods and Dollar General . Read MoreWalmart is also placing limits on some high-demand products, including paper products, eggs, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, water and baby products. Items like toilet paper have become the ultimate symbol of panic buying.The Arkansas-based company is one of the few major chains open during the coronavirus crisis.

U can thank the stupid Ppl in America 4 panicking. That's typically, Ppl of color. I see those stupid idiots at the market.

Probably smart.

Close them on Sundays too, and keep it that way after all this.

These should just be their normal hours

Good the virus is only contagious after 8:30 pm

I don’t think that’s such a great idea. It forces more people in the stores at the same time. Staying open 24 hours a day would allow people to visit during the slow hours. This is just to cut costs because sales are declining.

I wish i had a supermarket...they’re the only one making money

It's an excuse to start laying people off, again.

The American system is falling. It is shame that many people will have to suffer because government is proud to ask China for help and apologize to world.

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I haven’t been to Walmart in years.

They should just hand out masks or limit the amount of people in the store at once. I dont think reducing hours will do anything but force even bigger groups of people to come at once.

here in spain we have to wear plastic gloves when we go and exit the supermarkets

This should just be normal.

This is so dumb because now everything is going to be so busy between 6 PM and 8 PM. Walmart Stores should be open more hours. Insanity

That’s smart. Let’s get a ton of people shopping at a short period of time

Wouldn’t it make more sense to be open 24 hrs a day? Less crowds? I like what some places in Canada have done... vulnerable (elderly) shopping only between certain hours.

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