Items being returned to local stores may now sit for days in quarantine before being placed back on the shelves — if stores are taking returns at all.
An employee at a Winnipeg Sport Chek store said that since the business reopened on May 4, any items returned have been placed in a storage room or behind the counter for three days before heading back to store shelves. “Even if a customer brings something up and changes their mind, we have to quarantine,” she said. “It’s pretty messy back here,” she added, gesturing to a pile of returns behind the counter.
A spokesperson for clothing chain H&M said the company is taking a similar approach. “All returns will be quarantined for 24 hours,” the spokesperson said. “After the 24 hours, the items