WEATHER ALERT

Walmart closing Beach Boulevard store to clean, sanitize

News4Jax staff

Published: August 6, 2021 at 11:25 AMUpdated: August 6, 2021 at 11:56 AM

JACKSONVILLE, FLa. – Walmart announced Friday it would close its store at 8808 Beach Boulevard for a day and a half to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building.

The store will close at 2 p.m. Friday and reopen at 6 a.m. Sunday.

Recommended Videos

This is at least the fourth store in greater Jacksonville to undergo this process in the last two weeks.

Walmart released this statement:

As an essential business and a member of the Jacksonville, FL community, we understand the role we play in providing our customers with food, medicine and other essential items, especially at this time.
As you know, several areas across the country have begun seeing a renewed increase in positive COVID-19 cases, mainly in regions with low vaccination rates, and we want to assist health officials working against the pandemic. In support of this effort, we have chosen to temporarily close our Jacksonville store location at 8808 Beach Blvd., today at 2 p.m. as part of a company-initiated program. This will allow extra time for a third-party specialist to further sanitize the store and will also give our associates additional time to restock shelves and prepare the store to once again serve the community. We plan to reopen the store to customers at 6 a.m. on August 8.
Everything we’re doing is for the well-being of our associates and the thousands of customers we serve daily, and in consideration of guidance by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and health experts. Given the rise in positive cases through the Delta variant, we will follow CDC guidance, which includes fully vaccinated people wearing masks in public indoor settings in counties with substantial or high transmission.
In these counties and where there are state or local mask mandates, associates will be required to wear masks inside our facilities, including stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers. You can find the county-by-county breakdown here. The CDC updates its data on transmission rates weekly, so the guidance on mask usage is likely to change over time in different locations.
Brian Little, Walmart’s Corporate Affairs team.

Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, all Walmart and Sam’s Club associates working in an area of substantial or high transmission, which includes all of Florida and Georgia, are required to wear a mask or face covering while working indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines.

A frost advisory in effect for Pierce, Region

Holiday cheer shines bright at St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights tree lighting ceremony

Over a decade after son’s murder, Jordan Davis’ father remembers his son by helping others

Jacksonville youth crime organization partners with JSO to give out at least 350 turkeys on the Eastside

Frost Advisory in effect for Jacksonville area Sunday morning

Make household chores easier and more with these Insider Deals

Tired of bumper-to-bumper traffic? Swap your car for this electric scooter

Local News

Walmart closing Beach Boulevard store to clean, sanitize