LATELY, YOU KNOW CERTAIN FOODS AND THINGS LIKE TOILET PAPER ARE GOING FAST. MANY STORES ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO RESTOCK. SOME ARE TRYING TO BRING IN THOUSANDS OF NEW EMPLOYEES TO HELP. IAN REITZ WORKING FROM HOME TODAY WITH MORE ON WHO IS HIRING. IA I CHECKED ON THIS BECAUSE THERE IS A PUSH RIGHT NOW FOR THOSE STORES TO HIRE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY DURING A TIME WHEN MORE AND MORE FOLKS ARE HEADED TO THE GROCERY STORE TO PICK UP THINGS LIKE FOOD AND CLEANING SUPPLIES. FOLKS ARE FINDING THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS. FIRST OF ALL, PUBLIX IS MAKING A PUSH T HIGHER NEW EMPLOYEES AT GROCERY STORES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INCLUDING THE ONE IN MCCULLOUGH. WALMART MAKING A SIMILAR MOVE. THEY ARE HOPING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES THIS MONTH AND NEXT, INCLUDING 3800 NEW EMPLOYEES IN OUR STATE. DOLLAR GENERAL HIRING UP TO 50,000 WORKERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE JOBS ARE GOING TO BE TEMPORARY, BUT SOME COULD BE LONG-TERM AS WELL. THIS IS A SITUATION STORES ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. >> I DON’T THINK ANYONE HAS SEEN IT IN OUR LIFETIME. WE UNDERSTAND THEY ARE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN RETAIL RIGHT NOW WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CUSTOMERS TH HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED RIGHT NOW. IAN: ONE THING I ASKED ABOUT WAS THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MAKING SURE TO STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE. AT LEAST WITH DOLLAR GENERAL, THEY SAY ALL OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS DONE ONLINE. YOU DO NOT GO INTO A STORE. THEY SAY THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TIME WE ARE