{"id":110902,"date":"2020-03-16T17:05:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=110902"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:07:42","slug":"campus-supermarket-to-remain-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/03\/16\/campus-supermarket-to-remain-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus supermarket to remain open"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the time being, the Spar supermarket on campus will remain open, almost as usual. \u201cWe seek to keep all our shops open where possible, but that could change at any moment,\u201d the owner, Erwin Binneveld, told us. However, the supermarket\u2019s opening hours have been adjusted: 8am-6pm on Monday-Friday, and 10am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

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It is extremely quiet inside the Spar supermarket on the Woudestein campus on Monday morning. There are only three customers and two members of staff inside the shop. Spar employee Sabrina is one of the latter. \u201cObviously, we didn\u2019t hear until yesterday that students won\u2019t be coming to campus anymore. As a result, we\u2019re not sure at the moment what will happen, but we will remain open for the time being for people who work on campus or live in the halls of residence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, on Friday, the day after it was announced that on-campus lectures and seminars had been cancelled, they did decide to revise the rosters. Staff on permanent contracts will keep most of their hours, but staff on flexible contracts (mostly students) will not. Normally, ten to twelve employees keep the supermarket up and running. Now there are only four of them.<\/p>\n

In addition, the on-campus supermarket will be taking additional measures. For instance, the place will be cleaned more often, employees with cold symptoms have been asked to stay at home, and no more than one hundred people will be allowed inside the shop at any given time. \u201cAnd obviously, we always wear gloves when dealing with fresh bread and baked products,\u201d says Sabrina.<\/p>\n

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Judging from a quick tour of the supermarket, supplies are solid for now. \u201cWe haven\u2019t really seen any hoarding,\u201d says Sabrina. \u201cAt any rate, it wasn\u2019t as bad here as it was at the other supermarkets around here. We have everything in stock and had regular deliveries today.\u201d They even have toilet paper sitting on the shelves.<\/p>\n

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