For the past couple of months there have been drastically reduced grocery store hours for markets around the world. Along with that we have seen an introduction of a variety of new rules, including social distancing guidelines, mask requirements, the removal of cash payment options in some places, and senior-only shopping hours.

Now, stores are starting to get back to normal operating hours.

For grocery stores that might have been running 24 hours, or closed at 10pm or later, you might have recently noticed that they were closing a lot earlier. Even the 7-Eleven has been closed in some cases, reducing their hours during the night, and this is a location that's known for practically always being open.

In other states we are also seeing some beaches start to open up, barber shops, hair salons, movie theaters, and other businesses. But in other areas you can find officials declaring that the public might not have access to things like beaches, parks, and camping etc, for several more weeks yet.

But now that several regions are moving forward with their slow phases of reopening for business, this means grocery stores are going to be expanding their hours once again and returning to normal.

Around the middle of May is when many phase 1 strategies on reopening for business were launched, and this means there have been a growing number of stores joining in with that change.

Some malls have also now reopened again for business, restaurants, and other venues.

Places like Costco and CVS have already turned back to regular operating hours.

Another popular location, Sprouts, is another that will soon follow, on April 29th going back to their regular hours. By June we should see many more retailers on board with reopening.

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