BJ's Opening Early For Shoppers 60 And Older During Coronavirus

VIRGINIA — Beginning Sunday, all BJ's Wholesale Club locations in Virginia will open one hour early every day for members who are age 60 or older to help them during the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, crisis. This special opening hour will be from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily and there will be a designated entrance for them to use.

BJ's will be offering the special hours until further notice to allow people 60 or older to shop in a less crowded environment, which better enables social distancing and to be able to shop prior to any other members entering.

"The early opening is geared toward coming together as a community to support each other during challenging times and showing compassion and care for our neighbors who are most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus which, according to the CDC, includes members of the population who are age 60 and older," BJ's said Friday in a statement.

For more information on steps BJ's is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, visit their website.

Giant Food also has announced it has reserved an hour each day — from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. — for senior citizens and those with compromised immune systems. Whole Foods also is opening its doors to people who are 60 and older an hour before opening to the public.

BJ's Wholesale Club has several locations across Northern Virginia, including:

• 6607 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church - 703-286-3380
• 101 S Van Dorn St, Alexandria - 703-212-8700
• 5100 Wellington Rd, Gainesville - 703-468-6110
• 13053 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax - 703-803-0200
• 14123 Noblewood Plaza, Woodbridge - 703-730-0100
• 3985 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg - 540-785-9221

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