Barnes & Noble (B&N) announced that all its Texas stores have been re-opened to the public after being closed due to COVID-19. Deciding to open the stores was based on state and local guidelines, and a number of safety precautions have been implemented for both customers and booksellers. The safety measures customers will find in Texas stores include:
- Enhanced cleaning throughout the day
- Social distancing measures of at least six feet for customers and booksellers, including a limit to the number of customers at any one time, and in-store signage
- Protective barriers at registers to separate customers and booksellers
- Booksellers are always required to wear face masks
- All booksellers have temperature checks before shifts
- Designated spaces are marked for customers to deposit any books they have browsed, for these then to be taken out of circulation for sanitizing
- Cafés are limited to to-go only service and BN Café App pickup
- Curbside delivery for buy online, pick up in store orders
B&N will not be holding in-store events but are hosting virtual events with authors and story-time book readings, which are available on BN.com and B&N’s social-media channels.
Curbside delivery will continue to be offered in most stores as well as home delivery through BN.com.
You can find your local Texas store on the store locator page here: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/.
