![]() ![]() Customers may not enter the store: only storefront, curbside, or outside pickup are allowed.Plus, in order to reopen, stores must meet these conditions: Social distancing rules and wearing masks/face coverings while queuing up or inside businesses are also required, for both customers and store employees. Translation: These guidelines are N-O-T a license to shop or browse with abandon. ![]() According to Breed, this includes about 95 percent of all retailers in the city.Īdditionally, previous rules to stay home except for essential needs and approved activities continue. The first thing to know: The new retail guidelines apply only to businesses whose storefronts connect to the street (sorry, Westfield SF Centre). Businesses that will be allowed to open next week won't be able to operate like they used to, but this hopefully offers a measure of support," Breed says. "Allowing retail to operate storefront pickup is a great step for our small businesses, which have been struggling since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. More detailed guidelines, spelling out what local stores have to do in order to open, were released from The Office of the Mayor on Thursday, May 14th. Wait, what exactly does "open for curbside pickup and delivery" mean vis-à-vis shopping? Is the mayor saying I can't actually go into any stores but I have to procure those much-needed tie-dye sweatshirts, candles and lounge pants the same way I've been getting my pizza, fried chicken, and bento-boxes…by ordering online for takeout only? Immediately, visions of a camo-masked me making the rounds at my favorite boutiques on Fillmore ( Nest), Hayes ( Azalea), and Valencia ( Voyager) flashed in my brain. Not gonna lie: Last Wednesday when I saw online that Mayor Breed announced San Francisco retail businesses-including shops beyond the previously cited florists, game and hobby shops, and record and bookstores-would soon be given the OK to reopen, I got a head rush. ![]() Mixed feelings about the retail guidelines aside, everyone agrees that today's move is but a baby step. And others, frankly, don't see the point in opening strictly for curbside pickup. Turns out local clothing, beauty, and accessories shops don't have a one-size-fits-all approach to Phase 2 of the reopening process.Īfter two months of being closed per the city's first stay-at-home order, certain "non-essential" store owners are happy to open up. ![]()
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