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To: Governor McMasters office, Joe Wilson, James E. Clyburn, William Timmons, Tim Scott
Specialty Shoe Retailers- One Client per staffed Employee
Allow specialty shoe retailers (Fleet Feet) to operate with one client/per working sales staff at a time starting as soon as possible or as late as Monday, May 4th, 2020. All necessary precautions and sanitation protocols approved by the state of SC and the local board of health will be followed. Our industry needs to be recognized and deemed as an essential business so we can better serve our community and the first line of defense (health care providers) of COVID-19.
Servicing one client at a time while wearing necessary PPE poses little to no risk of spreading the virus as compared to 20 or more people in a grocery store or 10 or more at a restaurant picking up food.
Servicing one client at a time while wearing necessary PPE poses little to no risk of spreading the virus as compared to 20 or more people in a grocery store or 10 or more at a restaurant picking up food.
Why is this important?
Many people suffer from foot pain and other podiatric related issues and need shoes and proper support...especially health care providers in the heat of the war against COVID-19. As a type of transportation walking/running should be considered an essential business as bicycle shops and other forms of transportation. Also, first responders and other essential employees have no place to purchase necessary supportive footwear necessary to adequately perform their job to prevent overuse injury.