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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Outlets at Tejon set to re-open Wednesday

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Outlets at Tejon set to re-open Wednesday
Outlets at Tejon set to re-open Wednesday

The Outlets at Tejon are set to reopen their doors on Wednesday after being closed for two months due to COVID-19.

THEY ARE REOPENINGFOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS.AND WHEN SHOPPERS RETURN THINGSWILL BE A LITTLEDIFFERENT....SIGNS LIKE THESEARE POSTED EVERYWHEREENCOURAGING SOCIALDISTANCING... AND STORES LIKEPOTTERY BARN WILL ALSO HAVESIGNS OF THEIR OWN... THIS ONE"MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY .

15PEOPLE"...AND PLEASE CALL THESTORE TO BE ESCORTED IN...AND THIS ONE ASKING CUSTOMERSTO PLEASE WEAR AFACE COVERING.THE TEJON OUTLETS ARE SET TOREOPEN THEIR DOORS ONWEDNESDAY AFTER BEING CLOSED FORTWO MONTHS DUE TOCUSTOMERS TO PLEASE WEAR A FACECOVERING.THE TEJON OUTLETS ARE SET TOREOPEN THEIR DOORS ONWEDNESDAY AFTER BEING CLOSED FORTWO MONTHS DUE TO COVID-19.BARRY ZOELLER, SPOKESPERSON FORTEJONRANCH.... SAYS OVER A THOUSANDPEOPLE HAVE BEEN WITHOUTWORK SINCE THE OUTLET CLOSED.THE REOPENING WILL BE INPHASES BUT 13 STORES ARE SET TOOPEN WEDNESDAY SUCHAS POTTERY BARN, JOURNEYS ANDGAP.

SOT: "WE WANTED TO OPEN ASQUICKLY AS WE COULD BECAUSEEVERY STORE THAT PEOPLE CAN COMEBACK TO WORK ANDPEOPLE CAN COME BACK SHOPPINGBUT AT THE SAME TIMEWE WANTED TO OPEN AS SAFELY ASPOSSIBLE." BARRY ZOELLER,SPOKESPERSONCUSTOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEARA MASK BUT IT'S NOTREQUIRED BY THE OUTLETS.HOWEVER, SOME STORES MAYREQUIRE ONE TO SHOP INSIDE.SOT: "EACH STORE WILL HAVE ITSOWN PROTOCOL.

WE AREENCOURAGING MASKS WITHIN THEOUTLETS THEMSELVES BUTWE ARE AN OPEN AIR CENTER.

SO WEHAVE THE DISTINCTADVANTAGE HERE BUT AT THE SAMETIME SOME OF THE STORES MAYREQUIRE MASKS.OTHER AREAS AT THE OUTLETS WILLALSO REMAIN CLOSED FOR NOW.SOT: "WE HAVE CLOSED OUR FOODCOURT AND ALL OF THE KIDDIERIDES AND THE CAMP TEJON WHICHIS LOCATED IN THE FOOD COURT.JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE DISTANCEDDURING THIS TIME BUT AS THINGSPROGRESS WE MAY LOOK TO OPENTHAT BACK UP." BARRY ZOELLER,SPOKESPERSON CREWS HAVE BEENWORKING TO CLEAN THE ENTIRECENTER ANDHAND-SANITIZING STATIONS HAVEBEEN INSTALLED IN SPECIFICPUBLIC AREAS WITHIN THE CENTER."WE HAVE PLENTY OF SIGNSTHROUGHOUT THE CENTERDEMONSTRATING HOW TO DO THAT ASYOU ARE WALKING HEREWITH YOUR SHOPPING BAGS.

HANDS APART THAT'S PRETTYGOOD SOCIAL DISTANCING RIGHTTHERE IN TERMS OF A GUIDELINE."ZOELLER SAYS THEY ARE TRYING TOGET AS MANY EMPLOYEES BACKTO WORK AS POSSIBLE.SOT: "ANY EMPLOYEE COMING BACKTO WORK IS WORTHIT.

AND IT IS A GOOD SIGN THATTHINGS ARE BEGINNING TOOPEN UP AND GETTING PERHAPS NOTYET BACK TO NORMAL BUT WEARE SEEING THE LIGHT AT THE ENDOF THE TUNNEL AND THAT LIGHT ISNOT A TRAIN."THE OUTLETS ALSO HAVE ALSOMODIFIED THEIR HOURS.

YOU CANFIND THAT ON OUR WEBSITETURMTO23.COM REPORTING IN TEJONRANCH, I'M ALEX BELL FOR 23ABCNEWSCONNECTING YOU.APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLEFOR SMALL

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