Grocery Store Chains Change Hours to Cope With Shopping Frenzies

General overall exterior view of Publix supermarket, in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., on March 13, 2020, Steve Mitchell/Image of Sport via AP

Several grocery chains across the United States are changing store hours during the coronavirus outbreak. They say the reduced hours will give them more time to clean stores, restock, and keep workers healthy.

Grocery chain Publix, which has more than 1,200 stores across Florida and southern states, will be closing at 8 p.m. eastern time, or two hours early, to give employees time to restock produce and sanitize shelves.