Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion
Mr. Keith Rogers:
I am not sure it really applies to us. We have 19 boutique-style stores and we work with 250 other boutique-style stores across the industry. As was said, we have been very lucky in that we have kept our doors open in all instances. In many cases, the stockroom is on the first floor where there are windows at the front and rear of the building. In keeping doors and windows open we can keep the place well ventilated. We have had visits but they have been more about our Covid set-up, making sure we have adequate space and seating for customers, a reasonable distance between each seat and a proper queuing system outside the door and inside the door. We have been compliant. We appreciated those visits, particularly this time last year when we were coming to terms with what our obligations were and trying to train people. Truthfully, we have not had to look at ventilation systems at the size of our stores.
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