The Home Depot has announced is is taking new measures to protect the safety of the public and its employees, including limiting the number of customers allowed in the store at one time.
It will also begin closing the stores early at 6 p.m. to allow more time for sanitization and restocking. Stores will also put up more signs, and mark the floors to remind everyone to keep physical distance from one another.
The chain will also:
Eliminating major spring promotions to avoid driving high levels of traffic to stores.
Limiting services and installations to those that are essential for maintenance and repair needs in impacted markets.
Distributing thermometers to associates in stores and distribution centers and asking them to perform health checks before reporting to work.
Asked all support center associates who can work from home to do so while continuing to support our front-line associates.
The Home Depot has two stores in the Keys — in Marathon and Key West. The stores are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday hours that are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
