Apple Shuts Store After More Than 20 Employees Exposed to Covid
- Company closes single location in Charleston, South Carolina
- Multiple stores also see shorter hours due to lack of workers
A customer exits the Apple Store in Charleston, South Carolina on May 13, 2020.
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Apple Inc. closed its store in Charleston, South Carolina, after more than 20 staff members were exposed to Covid-19, underscoring the company’s challenges getting its retail operations back to normal.
The store’s website shows it will be closed until next week, with a sign on the front of the location also alerting customers to the shutdown. Stores of the Charleston location’s size typically have 70 to 80 staff members, suggesting that about a quarter of employees were exposed. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.