The centers of The English Court Castellón, Valencia, Alicante and Elche modify their opening hours and will be open from this Thursday, January 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the supermarket, which will remain open until 8 p.m. This schedule is established, from Monday to Saturday, after the decision taken by the Generalitat Valenciana to limit the opening hours of shops for two weeks in order to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to starting its schedule earlier, for the first time at 9 in the morning instead of at 10, El Corte Inglés has maximized its online sales to meet the needs of its customers: the collection service in store, Click & Car , and home deliveries can be made until 8 pm.
All El Corte Inglés centers are reliable and safe for both their employees and their customers thanks to the maximum security measures that have been established since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition to hydroalcoholic gel at the entrance and in various places of the establishments, vinyls have been installed on the floor reminding of the need to keep personal distance, biological screens in boxes, information points, counters … in order to promote distance between people.
Signs have also been installed and the public address system has been strengthened, informing of the spaces, stairways and accesses that have been temporarily modified. The use of lifts is for people with reduced mobility, with baby carriages or shopping trolleys, and the number of occupants is limited to one person for every two square meters of usable space in the cabin. Likewise, there are indicators to inform in case the capacity of the center or the plant reaches the maximum admissible and specialized security personnel are conducting periodic counts of the occupation of each floor and section, regulating access if necessary.
Additional measures in El Corte Inglés
• Returns: Returned products are subjected to sanitization using DS-38 steam ironing centers, exposure to ultraviolet-C light, or other valid, duly accredited formulas.
• The bags in which the customer returns the garments are destroyed and the hangers disinfected.
• Changing rooms: The distances of 2 meters are maintained, so there are no adjacent changing rooms open, and the space is organized to form an ordered queue with a distance of 2m. In addition, a permanent employee controls entrances and exits cleaning each cabin after use; all floor and wall surfaces are smooth and easy to clean and disinfect.
• The garments used in the fitting room and not sold are subjected to a sanitization by steam, exposure to ultraviolet-C light, or other valid and duly accredited formulas.
• The use of protectors for shoes and hats is mandatory when you want to try, as well as disposable covers on mattresses and sofas, being necessary to clean them periodically.
• In perfumery, the products are not tested directly on the customer and the sample displays will be protected.
• In jewelry and sunglasses, the product is cleaned every time a customer tries it on.
• In the supermarket, preventive measures already in place are maintained. Home delivery baskets are included in disinfection programs, as are store carts and baskets. Promotions and demonstrations are allowed WITHOUT tasting of food products, complying with safety protocols (distance of 2m, promoters with masks and gloves).
• The cleaning service performs a daily disinfection of floors and contact surfaces of counters, checkout lines, POS terminals, trolleys, taps, seats and changing rooms, both with the center open and closed. The signature pens are cleaned after each use, as well as the display products (TV, computers, sports, etc.).
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