By TIM GOODWIN
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Retail sales look a little different now at Hubert's in Peterborough. (BEN CONANT / Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) Copyright Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to news@ledgertranscript.com. Staff photo by Ben Conant—
There’s a sign as you approach the door at Hubert’s Family Outfitters in Peterborough that reads: “Face Mask Required Inside the Store.”
The policy is the same at Twin Elm Farm on Route 101 in Peterborough, while Bill Littles, owner of Steele’s Stationers, said the Peterborough store is politely asking customers to wear a mask once entering the store.
It’s part of the new reality for retail shopping, as stores tasked with creating a plan for reopening once it was allowed on May 11 had to figure out a way to resume operations, while doing their part to keep both customers and employees as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As retail operations opened up after almost two months of either limited business through curbside pickup or being shuttered since the middle of March, it came with both relief and uncertainty. The fact that business would resume in some normal capacity brought a light at the end of the tunnel, while the extra efforts to clean and sanitize, along with whether people would feel comfortable returning to retail operations made for some anxious moments.
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