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No In-Store Shopping For Greenfield Shop Until Hospitals Better

Wisconsin-based spice retailer Penzeys Spices says no in-store shopping until Wisconsin's COVID-19 hospitalization rates go down.

The Penzeys Spices location in Greenfield is one of many across the state closing its doors to in-person shopping until Wisconsin's COVID-19 hospitalization rates go down.
The Penzeys Spices location in Greenfield is one of many across the state closing its doors to in-person shopping until Wisconsin's COVID-19 hospitalization rates go down. (John Quinnies/Patch)

GREENFIELD, WI — Shopping at Penzeys Spices, a Wisconsin-based retailer with a location in Greenfield, will be online only until Wisconsin COVID-19 hospitalization rates go down, the retailer announced Monday.

"We've closed our stores to in-store shopping until hospitals and intensive care units see a return to more manageable occupancy rates," owner Bill Penzey said in a statement. He also thanked customers for supporting a shift to pick-up orders, and offered a deal that can be used online: buy one gift box and get another one for free.

Penzeys has 12 locations in Wisconsin and is based in Wauwatosa.

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Wisconsin set a record for the hospitalization of coronavirus patients: 1,903 COVID-19 patients occupied state hospital beds Monday, Wisconsin Hospital Association data showed.

Some 3,883 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Wisconsin Sunday, Wisconsin Department of Health Services data showed. The seven-day average for new cases in the state was 5,392 new cases per day.

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Wisconsin hit another coronavirus milestone on Saturday, with 1,005,150 total cases since the pandemic emerged in the U.S. in March 2020.

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