Vermont Directs Big-Box Retailers to Stop In-Person Sales of Electronics
Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development directed big-box retailers to cease in-person sales of electronics and other “non-essential items” to reduce customers coming in. Big-box retailers “generate significant shopping traffic by virtue of their size,” said the agency Tuesday.…
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“This volume of shopping traffic significantly increases the risk of further spread” of COVID-19, it said. Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed a “stay home/stay safe” executive order March 24 authorizing the agency to publish guidelines for retailers. The Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents big-box retailers, didn’t comment Thursday.