Roseville Galleria opens for first time since stay-at-home order began

Doug Johnson reports

LONG LINE TO GET INSIDEHOWEVER, SOME WE'REDISAPPOINTED WITH THE NUMBEROF STORES OPEN.IS THE WIND THIS MORNING TOGET INTO THE WESTFIELDGALLERIA IN ROSEVILLE JUSTMINUTES BEFORE THE DOORSREOPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.7 DOW, I'M VERY EXCITED,I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FORFOR QUITE A LONG TIME.SHOPPERS WE SPOKE WITH SAYTHEY WERE EXCITED TO RETURN TOA SHOPPING EXPERIENCE OUTSIDETHE BIG BOX STORES AND ONLINESUPPORT THE BUSINESSES BECAUSETHERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSESTHAT THAT DIDN'T SURVIVE THESENATE IT'S TIME TO GET BACKOUT AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITYTHAT NOT EVERY STORE WAS OPEN.I WAS EXCITED BUT MY DISNEYSTORES, NOT OPEN.SOME STORES LIKE NORDSTROMARE ONLY DOING CURBSIDEPICKUP, WHAT'S OPEN AND WHAT'SNOT IS LISTED ON THE MALL'SWEBSITE THERE'S BEEN AT THEGALLERIA SAYS IT'S UP TO EACHSTORE ON WHEN THEY'LL REOPENIT MASSACRE REQUIRED OR NOTTHAT THE STORIES MAKING YOUTAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE.BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THEOTHER STORES DOING AT THEMALLS AND SAYS IT MADE A LOTOF CHANGES TO PREVENT ANYPOTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID-19MOST OF OUR SOFT SEATING HASBEEN REMOVED A LOT OF OURVENDING MACHINES HAVE BEEN OUTOF ORDER BECAUSE OF HIGH TOUCHPOINT SO WE'VE REALLY DONE OURBEST TO TRY TO REMOVE AS MANYTOUCH POINTS AS WE CAN PLAYAREAS WILL REMAIN CLOSED.THE BALL IS ALSO ASKINGPEOPLE TO ONLY COME TO SHOP INNOT HANG OUT WE'RE JUST NOTREADY FOR THAT YEAH, IT'S ASECURITY WILL BE DISCOURAGINGANYONE FROM WONDERING TOO MUCHWE'LL DEFINITELY GENTLY REMINDCUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR CODE OFCONDUCT WHICH IS NOT TOGETHERTHE MALL WILL BE MONITORINGHOW MUCH FOOT TRAFFIC COMES INTO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AT OUR50% CAPACITY.

SO WE DO HAVEMECHANISMS IN PLACE TO REACTTO THAT WELL SHOPPERS FEARSOME STORES MAY NEVER RETURN ITHINK SOME OF THE STORES.TAKE A HIT ON ARE GOINGBANKRUPT.

BUT THE PEOPLE WESPOKE WITH SAY THEY'RE GLAD TOKEEP COMING BACK TO THE ONESTHAT SURVIVED AND TO KEEPSUPPORTING ROSE NOT ONLYSHOPPING BUT BEING IN CONTACTWITH OTHER PEOPLE.THAT THAT'S A BIG THING INTHIS COMMUNITY IS BEING AROUND