ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST
RETAILERS IS CHANGING ITS
HOURS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN
LESS THAN A WEEK OVER GROWING
CONCERNS OF COVID-19.
GOOD EVENING -- I'M SARA
DIAMOND.
AND I'M JOSH SMITH.
WALMART ANNOUNCED TONIGHT...
STARTING TOMRROW ALL WALMART
LOCATIONS WILL
BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M.
TO 8:30 P.M.
A FEW DAYS AGO, THE COMPANY
STOPPED OVERNIGHT
HOURS - CLOSING AT 11PM.
WALMART SAID EMPLOYEES WILL KEEP
THEIR JOBS.
THE MOVE IS AIMED TO HELP
EMPLOYEES BETTER RESTOCK
SHELVES AND ALSO SANITIZE
STORES.
WALMART ALSO ANNOUNCED IT WILL
LIMIT HOW MANY ITEMS OF
CERTAIN PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS CAN
BUY AT ONE TIME.
THOSE PRODUCTS INCLUDE...
PAPER PRODUCTS, MILK, EGGS,
CLEANING SUPPLIES, HAND
SANITIZER, WATER, DIAPERS,
WIPES, FORMULA AND BABY FOOD.
ANSLEE DANIEL IS OUTSIDE WALMART
ON WEST MARKET STREET IN JOHNSON
CITY.
JOSH..
SARA...
THIS STORE JUST CLOSED.
BY THIS TIME TOMORROW NIGHT -
THIS SHOPPING CENTER WILL HAVE
BEEN CLOSED SEVERAL HOURS IN AN
BOLD MOVE BY THE COMPANY
TO TRY TO CATCH UP WITH FRANTIC
CUSTOMER DEMAND.
GO INSIDE AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THESE PHOTOS TAKEN INSIDE THE
WALMART ON WEST MARKET
STREET IN JOHNSON CITY TONIGHT
SHOW EMPTY AISLES AS
EMPLOYEES WORK TO RESTOCK
SHELVES THAT HAVE BEEN
DEPLETED.
WE SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER TONIGHT
WHO DESCRIBED WHAT
HE SAW.
"WILLIAM CASEY (WAL-MART
SHOPPER)
"DUDE THE SHELVES WERE EMPTY,
YOU CAN DEF DEFINITELY
SEE THE PANIC THAT IS SPREADING
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, TO BE
HONEST IT'S MASS HYSTERIA"
LIVE
WALMART IS JOINING OTHER
RETAILERS LIKE FOOD CITY IN
CREATING A SPECIAL EARLY
SHOPPING HOUR FOR SENIORS.
STARTING MARCH 24-TH -- EVERY
TUESDAY -- THERE WILL BE AN HOUR
LONG SENIOR SHOPPING TIME
STARTING AT 6-30 A-M FOR
CUSTOMERS 60 AND OLDER.
IN JOHNSON CITY -- AD NC - 11.
BREAKING TONIGHT...
