Goodwill shut down stores across Southern California when the coronavirus pandemic hit back in March, but now they're officially reopening locations with new changes. As of right now 21 locations have reopened, but it will gradually lead to 80 locations reopening. Among the new changes comes new store hours Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 the changes include:
- Daily health checks of all employees
- Cleaning of stores, especially high-tough surfaces, multiple times a day
- Face masks required for all employees and customers
- Plexiglass guards at registers
- Temporary closure of fitting rooms and restrooms
- Signage to increase social distancing (one-way aisles, markers at registers)
- Limited number of customers in stores
- Touchless payment options (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay)
- Shopping cart sanitization
If you're donating clothes there a new contactless process such as:
- All donors and employees must wear face masks
- Customers will place items in donation bins
- All donations will be isolated prior to sale
- Social distancing is required
- Receipts will be e-mailed
You can see the full list of locations that have reopened below:
- Atwater Village Retail Store & Outlet Store - 3150 N. San Fernando Road L.A. 90065
- Bear Valley - 16970 Bear Valley Rd., Victorville 92395
- Chino Hills - 4200 Chino Hills Pkwy 710 Chino Hills 91709
- Eagle Rock - 1600 Colorado St. Glendale 91205
- Glendale Northwest - 6343 San Fernando Rd. Glendale 91201
- Hawthorne - 13245 Hawthorne Blvd. Hawthorne 90250
- Hemet - 3133 W. Florida Avenue Hemet 92545
- La Quinta - 79640 Hwy 111, La Quinta 92253
- Los Feliz - 4575 Hollywood Blvd. L.A. 90027
- Murrieta - 39400 Murrieta Hot Springs, Murrieta 92563
- Lake Elsinore - 31660 Grape Street, Lake Elsinore 92532
- Moreno Valley - 23615 Sunneymead Blvd. Moreno Valley 92553
- Norco - 3220 Hamner Ave. Norco 92860
- Pasadena East - 183 Altadena Dr. Pasadena 91107
- Pasadena Fair Oaks - 40 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena 91105
- Pomona - 210 E. Foothill Blvd. Pomona 91767
- Redlands - 233 W. Colton Avenue Redlands 92374
- Sawtelle - 11726 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A. 90025
- USC - 2823 S. Figueroa St. L.A. 90007
- Van Nuys - 14556 Victory Blvd. L.A. 91411
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