If not now, at some point in the near future, you will find yourself separated from the cashier by a Plexiglas shield in Safeway and Sobey’s stores. It’s just one of several protocols the company is putting in place to protect its employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As well, employees have been instructed to wash their hands every 15 minutes. Extra resources have been made available to cashiers so that they can wipe down common areas more often. Floor markers are being installed to help customers keep a two meter distance between each other at the check-outs. Among other changes, store hours are being reduced for the time being to support extra sanitation protocols and to replenish store shelves.