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The 1B group, estimated at just under one million people, includes postal workers, manufacturing laborers, and others considered essential workers who risk contracting the virus at their job.
“We’re both happy with what we do and none of that will change. And there’ll be no attempt to close any stores.”
Officials with the two companies say it will nearly double their collective footprint in the Northeast.
“Not being a chain gives us the opportunity to really listen to the community, put in the grocery store what they want in the grocery store.”
Wegmans will be supplying face masks to its employees in line with federal guidelines designed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Wegmans says it needs the additional off-hours to help restock and clean the stores.
“We’re going to probably get some negative feedback those first few weeks as we try to transition.”