Sainsbury’s tackles coronavirus with safety screens between checkouts
Sainsbury’s is introducing new coronavirus safety screens between manned checkouts in 150 of its busiest stores.
It says that it is the first UK retailer to reopen such a large number of manned checkouts in its supermarkets.
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The aim is to create a clear barrier between queues. This enables the grocery giant to reopen the vast majority of belted checkouts and means customers will be able to pay for their shopping faster while still ensuring social distancing guidelines are met. Sainsbury’s also expects queues outside stores to be smaller.
Graham Biggart, Sainsbury’s Director of Commercial Operations, says: “Customer and colleague safety is our highest priority and we want to support our customers to pay for their shopping as quickly as possible by reducing queues.”
“These protective screens will make it easier to shop in store, so thank you to our colleagues and partners who have worked so hard to get them up and running.”
Sainsbury’s trialled the new screens in its Whitechapel store for just over a week. It will review whether more locations would benefit from them and is also commencing a trial of safety screens at self-service checkouts.
