Big box stores under restrictions as Ontario faces stay-at-home order

Yellow caution tape and pallets block aisles with goods not allowed to be sold at a Walmart store during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 12, 2021. On the first day of Ontario's latest COVID-19 state of emergency and stay-at-home order, big-box stores have been forced to enact new measures to block off items deemed non-essential by the provincial government. The latest order has closed small retailers for in-person shopping and allowed them to offer only curbside pickup or delivery. This time around, however, big box retailers can remain open but only sell essential goods such as groceries, household supplies and pharmacy items.