A 30 year veteran of the Grocery Store industry says these are unique times.

Stu Parker owns Parker’s Your Independent Grocer in North Bay. He says they’re doing things to deal with the COVID-19 concerns but are remaining open because people need food.

He says the store is open for seniors only 65 and up from 8-9 am every day.

“So they could come in and get to the food before everyone else. The store gets busier as the day moves along. It’s only been a couple of days and we’re learning and tweaking as we go. The
feedback from North Bay has been fantastic,” Parker says.

He says other steps including opening every other cash lane and closing a lot of side departments too.

Parker says his team is meeting on a regular basis but the situation changes every day so they have to adjust on the fly.

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