With more retail stores opening up in the Parkland, Dauphin’s Almost New Store is taking steps to ensure a safe reopening.
Going forward, donations to the store are being accepted by appointment only. Manager of the Almost New Store Janie Galloway says staff cannot accept any donations that are dropped off at the store.
“We can’t take anything. There’s going to be a lot of stipulations about when we can accept donations, please don’t drop things off until further notice.”
The store focuses on providing training for their employees and is familiarizing them with new safety protocols.
Janie says there may be a limit on how many shoppers can enter the store at a time, as well as how long customers have to shop.
“Once everything is ready to go and our participants are back at work, it’ll be opening with time because it’s a very busy store and people love to come in and shop. There’ll be set times, maybe 10 minutes per shopper, and maybe 4 to 5 people in the store at a time, whatever we are allowed.”
She adds that the store has been missed by the Parkland, and she is looking forward to when they can open up - hopefully sometime this month.
Information on when the store will open will be posted on the ‘Almost New Store’ Facebook page.
