Grocery Business has been covering how the industry has been managing the COVID-19 crisis. In the course of the past month, grocery retailers have ramped up measures to safeguard employees and shoppers.
As the crisis continues to unfold, the shift in the focus of initiatives towards how the industry is supporting vulnerable communities across the country continues, and grocers begin to explore further measures to safeguard grocery frontline workers and customers.
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