An Update From Our General Manager on Coronavirus Cases - South Lamar
To our owners and shoppers,
I wanted to take time today to share with you we have had a case of COVID-19 impact our South Lamar store in the last week.
- This appears to be interactions outside of work that likely caused the infection.
- We are taken extreme caution and implemented a deep clean of the department that the staff member worked in.
- There are no known active cases inside our stores at this time.
- We have done contact tracing, interviews, sanitation of the store. Customer and staff safety is our highest priority.
- We know many have decided not to share this type of info with the public in fear it would cause a decline of sales and we are too concerned about that. However, we have been and continue to be committed to full transparency above all else.
- Like all of you COVID-19 is having a profound impact on our lives and on how we operate at our Coo-op. I want you all to know we are confident we are doing the most we can to keep people safe in this challenging time for us all. We are confident you will not find a grocery store doing all we are doing and being as transparent as we are with you.
- We do need your help during this time to trust us and to shop with us during a time so many small business are struggling.
Thank you all for your patronage, support, and all you are doing to help each other and our Co-op.
Respectfully,
Mark Jacob
Wheatsville general manager