There will be a slight interruption in Walmart shopping on May 6.  The store at 1650 W. Maloney Ave. will be closed for a day while a third-party specialist sanitizes the store and associates restock shelves.

“Everything we’re doing is for the well-being of our associates and customers, and in consideration of guidance by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and health experts. When the store reopens on Thursday, we will continue to conduct associate health screen[ing]s and temperature checks, and all associates will be provided with facemasks and gloves,” communications director Tiffany Wilson said.

“These protocols are in addition to the extensive measures we’ve put in place during the past few weeks to help protect our associates and customers, including installing sneeze guards at registers, limiting the number of customers in a store at any one time, one-way aisle shopping, placing social distancing signage, and enacting an emergency leave policy for associates who are unable or uncomfortable coming to work,” she added.

Wilson said the store is working closely with the governor and local health officials and adjusting the way it serves the community, while keeping the health and safety of customers and associates in mind.

More information about social distancing measures and customer metering, as well as other forms of support are available at https://corporate.walmart.com/here-for-you