Coronavirus: Kroger Cincinnati stores reserve first hour for senior shoppers

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Starting Monday, Kroger supermarkets in Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky will dedicate the first hour of service to customers aged 60 or older.

Store associates will be on hand to offer any additional assistance to senior customers as well as customers who are pregnant or have compromised immune systems. The 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. hour will be set aside Mondays through Thursdays.

Younger customers aren't explicitly barred from shopping at Kroger during the hour, but are asked to shop starting at 8 a.m. to minimize more vulnerable customers' exposure to crowds, Kroger said.

“Kroger wants to provide these groups with the ability to purchase the items they need when fewer shoppers are present,” said Erin Rolfes, corporate affairs manager, Cincinnati-Dayton division, Kroger “We request that customers respect these hours for the health of our community during this time of uncertainty.”

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