Another advantage for big box stores

Since they sell groceries, big box stores like Walmart and Target can stay open in California during the coronavirus shutdowns. But they sell a lot else: clothes, electronics, toys, etc.

Given they cannot guarantee a “safe distance” between shoppers or shoppers and clerks and salespeople, why are they a safer place to buy non-essentials than a boutique store that may only serve two or three customers at a time in person-to-person situations that are no worse than in the big stores?

 

Supply will be a big issue in this crisis. I say keep the stores open but not to walk ins. Have people book a 15 minute time slot online, they come in and pick up their pre-packed shopping cart.

Seems the best option to me.