ABC Stores Reopen In Northern Virginia: Coronavirus

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority on Friday reopened a dozen stores in the Northern Virginia area that closed nearly a month ago to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. The reopening hinged on the authority's ability to properly and safely staff the stores.

“We are gratified to have adequate staffing to reopen these stores following their closure as part of consolidating operations in response to COVID-19. Our employees have been tremendous throughout this response in how they’ve maintained stores and brought on new team members,” said ABC Chief Executive Officer Travis Hill in a news release. “Our top priority continues to be instituting operational measures to keep our customers and employees safe.”

Safety measures in effect include mandatory use of face masks by store employees and the installation of Plexiglas shields at registers. ABC stores undergo daily cleaning and sanitizing with particular attention to most frequented areas such as checkout counters and employee bathrooms, and high-touch surfaces such as door handles and knobs. Hand sanitizer is available at registers for customer and employee use.

ABC stores limit the number of customers in the store at one time to no more than 10 to encourage social distancing and have markers to ensure customers stand at least six feet apart from one another. In addition, many stores are providing modified counter service where customers stand at a safe distance from others at the front of the store while ABC employees retrieve products at their request.

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These stores are now open for business again:

• Fairfax 0685 Braddock Road
• Fairfax 3903 Fair Ridge Drive Suite "N"
• Fredericksburg 507 William Street
• Alexandria 686 St. Asaph Street
• Annandale 6920-E Bradlick Shopping Center
• Arlington 2507 North Harrison Street
• Ashburn 44722 Brimfield Drive
• Haymarket 5331 Merchants View Square
• Herndon 378 Elden Street
• Springfield 6230-I Rolling Road
• Stafford 50 North Stafford Complex Center Suite
• Vienna 8150 Leesburg Pike Suite 110

All ABC stores operating across the commonwealth are open from noon to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Customers can place their order online at www.abc.virginia.gov.