Antimicrobial care is important for every industry, and retail is no exception. What expectations do customers have when they visit a retail location, and how significant is cleanliness in the shopper experience?
Like any business, we have certain expectations about how a retail store looks before we enter. We expect an organized inventory, a polite staff, and exceptional service. But in the wake of COVID-19, customers expect service that goes beyond what we see on the shelf.
This means antimicrobial care – treating microscopic organisms like viruses and bacteria that are invisible to the human eye, but still matter to your customers and employees alike. Because we can’t see contamination on surfaces, communicating proven cleaning measures like those used in hospital settings are often the best choice for businesses.
Antimicrobial care for retail can be applied to surfaces like door handles, touchpads, and counters to eliminate the spread of contagions in highly trafficked areas such as retail stores, providing a clean that lasts for months rather than hours. The same long-lasting clean used in surgical settings can now be used anywhere. With a single application, you can keep customers happy every time they visit your store.
Why is a Long-Lasting Antimicrobial Treatment Important for Retail?
As more Americans begin to exit their homes and return to stores, they continue to err on the side of caution. We all want to get back to a state of normalcy, and the retail experience has been sorely missed – yet even after we reach herd immunity, increased scrutiny about overall cleanliness is likely to be a common trend among your customers.
Just as important is maintaining trust and openness with your employees. Employee absenteeism is an issue that all industries struggle with, but for a retail store in our current climate illness can spark paranoia and fear among your entire staff, halting business operations. Retail depends on in-person employee-customer interactions more than just about any kind of business, and your staff is relying on you to keep them well.
Happy employees equal happy customers. By investing in a solution that keeps surfaces clean for extended periods of time, you are investing in the health of your team as well as the long-term relationships formed between your business and the public.
Retail Surfaces That Can Benefit from Antimicrobial Care
MicrobeCare™ can be applied to virtually any surface – it’s why more and more hospitals are relying on it to maintain the health of their patients. This same antimicrobial cleaner can be applied to common areas shared by customers and employees in your retail location.
Displays and Shelving
Customers aren’t just looking to browse your shelves – they want to pick up and look at the things they’re about to purchase. By coating retail surfaces, customers can rest assured that even as they make decisions about their purchases, cleanliness is taken as the top priority.
Counters
Every sale in a retail space ends at the point of purchase. For the cautionary retail business owner, keeping this location clean should be priority number one. Cleaning counter space ensures minimal transmission risk of pathogens between your customers and employees – and promotes the wellness of both!
Restrooms
Public restrooms have largely been shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet remain critical for the happiness of your customers. We can treat the surface of toilets, sinks, stall doors, and other surfaces.
Break Rooms
Break rooms offer your employees a space to get away from the hustle and bustle. Applying ant–microbial care to the surfaces of your break room can put them at peace of mind while they recuperate from their daily tasks.
Clean Technologies Provides Results for Retail Antimicrobial Solutions
During the global pandemic, common household cleaners have seen nearly four times as much suggested usage in offices, restaurants, public spaces, and retail settings. Overuse of these products can be dangerous in and of itself.
At Clean Technologies, we are experts at swift and worry-free long lasting anti-microbial application. With minimal workplace disruption, employees can get back to work only 15 minutes after surfaces have been treated. Our 24/7 service ensures that companies like yours can stop worrying about germs and focus on customer satisfaction first.
How can Clean Technologies help your business? Contact us today to learn more about our service and offerings!
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