assured Newsweek<\/a> of the company\u2019s efforts to aid customers affected by this weekend\u2019s severe weather.<\/p>\n\u201cDuring severe weather, we focus on making sure customers and communities have what they need, using Walmart\u2019s supply chain to respond quickly and effectively,\u201d a spokesperson, who was not named, said. \u201cWe are taking steps to help ensure essential items \u2014 such as blankets, batteries, and other cold-weather necessities \u2014 are available in communities expected to be impacted. We are also coordinating with community and nonprofit partners to support local response efforts where possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walmart stores and clubs may be impacted by weather events. The company promises to share information about closures on its website.<\/p>\n
A Target representative shared a statement with\u00a0Newsweek.<\/p>\n
\u201cTarget stores are stocked and well equipped to serve our guests in all weather conditions, and we work quickly to make sure that high-demand products are readily available,\u201d a spokesperson for Target said. \u201cWe\u2019re closely monitoring this winter storm and guests can find the current status of any store by visiting [the store locator page].\u201d<\/p>\n
While Whole Foods Market hasn\u2019t publicly commented on this year\u2019s winter storm, some Texas stores closed during the February 2021 winter storm. At the time, the chain encouraged customers to check in with their local store via its website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will major store chains remain open in winter weather? And will mail delivery be impacted by wintry conditions?…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,25852,57511,10718,27,172,12396],"class_list":{"0":"post-136465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-cold-weather","12":"tag-extreme-cold","13":"tag-grocery-stores","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-weather","16":"tag-winter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}