At Home Group Inc. Announces Store Re-Opening Plan
April 30 2020 - 6:56PM
Business Wire
At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME), the home décor superstore,
today provided a business update regarding its store re-opening
plan and enhanced safety, cleaning and sanitization protocols.
Lee Bird, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, “The
COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our teams to quickly adapt our
operations to ensure the safety and well-being of our team members,
customers and communities as well as the long-term health of our
business. As we continually monitor updates to local and state
ordinances, At Home is gradually re-opening stores with
approximately half of our stores expected to be fully open to foot
traffic on May 1. I am pleased that as we reopen stores, we are
able to reinstate a portion of our previously furloughed store team
members. To protect our associates and guests, we have implemented
enhanced safety, cleaning and sanitization protocols consistent
with recommendations from local, state and public health
officials.”
Store Re-Opening Plan
At Home is gradually re-opening stores, as permitted by local
and state regulations:
- Approximately 50% of At Home stores are expected to be fully
open to foot traffic as of May 1.
- Of the stores that remain closed to foot traffic, approximately
70 stores offer curbside pickup and/or contactless next-day local
delivery, as permitted by local mandates.
- More than 180 stores, or over 80% of the store base, now have
buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) capabilities.
- Continuing to closely adhere to local and state ordinances as
it evaluates its re-opening plan.
Enhanced Safety, Cleaning and Sanitization Protocols
In addition to upholding At Home’s previous high standards for
store cleanliness, the company has added several additional
measures to ensure the health and safety of its associates and
guests as it reopens stores:
- Following local guidelines to restrict the number of customers
allowed in stores at one time.
- Adding enhanced sanitization protocols, including routinely
disinfecting high-touch areas such as shopping carts, credit card
readers and checkout areas.
- Instituting use of face masks for associates and customers as
dictated by local guidelines.
- Adding in-store signage to further promote social distancing,
including designating one-way traffic aisles and placing reminders
throughout stores to maintain a distance of “two carts apart.”
- Placing spacing indicators 10 feet apart for check-out lines
and registers and, where we are able to, installing plexiglass
barriers at registers.
- Requiring team members to adhere to Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on handwashing and
self-quarantining, including staying home if they are not feeling
well.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if
they do not fully materialize or are proven incorrect, could cause
our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
include statements relating to our plans for reopening stores and
our plans to continue to operate reduced services. The risks and
uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
include the risk that we are unable to open stores as currently
planned, the scope and duration of the COVID-19 coronavirus and its
impact on customer demand, and our ability to continue to operate
uninterrupted.
About At Home Group Inc.
At Home (NYSE: HOME), the home décor superstore, offers more
than 50,000 on-trend home products to fit any budget or style, from
furniture, mirrors, rugs, art and housewares to tabletop, patio and
seasonal decor. At Home is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and
currently operates 218 stores in 39 states. For more information,
please visit us online at investor.athome.com.
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