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# Lichfield supermarket boss thanks customers for adhering to new in-store social distancing rules
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-supermarket-boss-thanks-customers-for-adhering-to-new-in-store-social-distancing-rules/
- Published: 2020-04-08T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-08T06:54:26.000Z
- Description: The boss of a Lichfield supermarket has thanked customers for adhering to new in-store social distancing measures.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

The boss of a Lichfield supermarket has thanked customers for adhering to new in-store social distancing measures.

Tesco has introduced a queuing system outside the city shop, with a one-way system in place inside.

Screens are also being installed at checkouts to protect staff and shoppers.

Dave Lewis, CEO of Tesco, said:

> “Thank you for your support and understanding as we have rolled out the measures – we can’t make these changes work without your help.  
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> “I have heard countless stories of customers offering appreciation to our store colleagues who have been working in difficult conditions over the last few weeks. This means a lot to us.  
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> “I join people in thanking all our colleagues, and everyone else – NHS workers, other food retailers, suppliers and other frontline workers.  
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> “Thank you all for your service.”  
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> Dave Lewis, Tesco

Mr Lewis said limits on the amount of items shoppers could buy would also be gradually removed in the coming weeks.

The measures were introduced after a spate of panic buying left shelves empty at the start of the self-isolation period

> “As our stock levels start to return to normal, we’re removing the purchasing limits on the majority of products in our stores.  
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> “We’ve kept limits on some essential lines such as toilet roll, pasta and hand sanitisers until our shelves are fully stocked again.  
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> “But we’d still ask you to buy only what you need.”  
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> Dave Lewis, Tesco