The Home Depot announced temporary changes to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 along with an update on how it is contributing to front line medical professionals.
The home improvement giant is limiting the number of customers allowed into its stores at any one time and marking floors and installing signage to help customers and employees maintain safe distances. The retailer is also giving thermometers to store and distribution centre employees to perform health checks before reporting to work.
In other moves, Home Depot is closing stores at 6pm to allow more time for sanitisation and restocking. It also is eliminating its major spring promotions to avoid driving high levels of traffic to stores and is limiting services and installations to those that are essential for maintenance and repair needs in impacted markets.
In addition, Home Depot has executed a “Stop-Sale” on all N95 safety masks in stores and HomeDepot.com and redirected all shipments to be donated to hospitals, healthcare providers and first responders around the country. The company said it is donating millions of dollars in personal protective equipment (PPE) and other products to hospitals, healthcare providers and first responders. The retailer is prioritizing order fulfillment for hospitals, healthcare providers and first responders.
“As our communities battle COVID-19, The Home Depot is committed to providing the essential needs required to maintain homes and businesses while doing our best to protect our valued customers and associates,” said Craig Menear, Chairman, CEO and President of The Home Depot. “This has resulted in several temporary changes to our business as we look out for your safety and the safety of our associates.”
