Only 1 person per 120 square feet: Kroger to limit shoppers entering stores due to COVID-19 concerns

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Kroger said stores nationwide will post limits by Tuesday on the number of shoppers permitted inside stores at a given time to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday, Kroger said the shopper limits will vary by store size. But under Kroger's new reduced capacity limits, the number will be 1 person per 120 square feet.

So a traditional grocery-pharmacy "combo" store of 60,000 to 75,000 square feet would allow 500 to 625 shoppers at a time. Larger Marketplace stores that are 125,000 square feet or larger would permit more than 1,000 shoppers at a time.

Smaller format stores, like Downtown's 45,000- square-foot location, would only allow about 375 at a time.

Kroger is the nation's largest supermarket chain. Besides Kroger stores, the grocer operates several regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Mariano's, Fry's, Smith's, King Soopers, QFC and others. The company employs 460,000 workers nationwide and operates nearly 2,800 stores.

Before the pandemic, Kroger typically handled 11 million shoppers a day.

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[Sherman A1]

1. I suspect that the square footage numbers also includes backroom areas

coolers, prep rooms, office areas and receiving docks. The numbers for the sales floor would be possibly be smaller and 500 - 600 shoppers in a store at one time is a whole lot.