Montclair Whole Foods Expands Coronavirus Shopping Hour

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Like several other supermarket chains in Essex County, the Whole Foods store in Montclair has been opening an hour earlier to offer a special shopping time for customers 60-years-old and over during the coronavirus crisis.

Now, the Montclair store is reaching out to another population: people with pre-existing health conditions.

On Monday, a company spokesperson confirmed that the Montclair Whole Foods is "allowing customers with preexisting health conditions to shop one hour before the store is open to the general public, as well as customers who are 60+ years old."

Judith Mills, an adjunct professor at Essex County College and a local disability advocate, said the decision is a good example of corporate citizenship.

“I applaud them for making that decision,” she told Patch.

• See related article: Disabled People 'Forgotten' In Coronavirus, Montclair Woman Says

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