australia supermarket has introduced "exclusive" shopping time for the elderly and disabled

[Demovictory9]

“(Yesterday) I went into our Mount Eliza store and a customer I knew came up and spoke to me and said that senior lady down the aisle is absolutely crying her eyes out.

“I said, ‘why, what is wrong’? She said she had been in eight consecutive mornings to buy toilet roll, we had none and she was beside herself.”

Proprietor Hitesh Kumar Palta said their priority is ensuring “everyone has the ability to purchase essential items during this uncertain time”.

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https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-woolworths-introduces-dedicated-shopping-hour/news-story/e85201495e221da1fd69da7a139ea5a3

Supermarket giant Woolworths will introduce a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and people with disabilities, prompted by the “unprecedented demand” of groceries during the coronavirus pandemic.

The initiative will be between 7am and 8am from Tuesday, March 17 until at least Friday, “exclusively” for people with a government-issued concession card.

“Supermarket bosses, can I suggest you think about leaving that first hour of trading each day for the elderly and those with disabilities, or those who can prove they are shopping for them,” she said.

“No huge crowds, everything restocked and freshly cleaned. That is a no-brainer.”

“The move has been prompted by the unprecedented demand in supermarkets over the past week, which has seen many elderly and vulnerable people in the community missing out on vital items they may need when they shop,” Woolworths said in a statement this morning.

The stores will open to all customers from 8am.

[captain queeg]

1. Good idea

[Grokenstein]

2. Policy based on kindness and consideration?

How SOCIALISMIST!! It'd never fly here in MURIKAFUGGYEH!!7!
(it saddens me that I wonder if this requires a sarcasm tag)

[Sherman A1]

3. Thanks for posting

[VOX]

4. Excellent idea. They should do this in the U.S. n/t

[malaise]

5. Great idea

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