CR Toys owner Connie Hoeft is one of about a dozen local owners to decide to keep her storefront open in the mall. To keep her customers safe, she and her employees sanitize items on display and offer sanitizer at the cash register. Customers also may order products online and may choose to have it shipped, home-delivered or picked up at the curb at the mall.
Erika Pritchard, Kearney Hub
Hilltop Mall custodian Joseph Dreyer disinfects the bottom of a door on the east side of the mall. The mall is disinfecting the doors every half hour to hour to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
KEARNEY — About 17 Kearney retail stores temporarily have closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but one retailer that’s staying open is pushing curbside pickups and other strategies to adapt to the situation.
CR Toys owner Connie Hoeft is one of about a dozen local owners to decide to keep her storefront open in the mall. To keep her customers safe, she and her employees sanitize items on display and offer sanitizer at the cash register. Customers also may order products online and may choose to have it shipped, home-delivered or picked up at the curb at the mall.
Hilltop Mall custodian Joseph Dreyer disinfects the bottom of a door on the east side of the mall. The mall is disinfecting the doors every half hour to hour to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
