MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis mayor Jim Strickland issued a “Safer at Home” order that forces all non-essential businesses in the city to close.
FOX13 has compiled a list of the businesses considered essential and non-essential for you.
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
- research and laboratory services
- hospitals
- walk-in-care health facilities
- emergency veterinary and livestock services
- elder care
- medical wholesale and distribution
- home health care workers or aides for the elderly
- dental services
- nursing homes or residential health care facilities
- medical supplies and equipment manufacturers and providers
- grocery stores, (including stores that sale non-grocery items like Family Dollar, Dollar General, Wal-Mart)
- Auto repair shops
- pharmacies
- convenience stores
- farmer’s markets
- gas stations
- restaurants/bars (but only for take-out/delivery)
- hardware and building material stores
- Retail To-Go: Stores that will exclusively deliver goods to customers curb-side.
- Cell phone and electronic store
- trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal
- mail and shipping services (FedEx, UPS)
- laundromats
- home or building cleaning and maintenance
- child care services
- auto repair
- warehouse/distribution and fulfillment
- funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries
- pest control
- Property management company
- skilled trades such as electricians, HVAC, and plumbers
- commercial and residential construction
- planning, engineering, design firms
- Food banks
- Homeless shelters
- Banks
- Newspaper/media
- Rideshare companies: Uber, Lyft
- MATA
- Blood banks
- Airports
- food processing, manufacturing agents
- chemical plants
- medical equipment/instruments
- pharmaceuticals
- sanitary products
- telecommunications
- microelectronics/semi-conductor
- agriculture/farms
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
- Personal appearance businesses (like hair salons, eyelash salons, barber shop, tattoo shop, body piercing shop)
- Retail with no exclusive delivery or curb-side pick-up
- Entertainment and recreation facilities (bowling alleys, trampoline parks)
- Indoor rock climbing
- Craft Business (ex. seize the clay)
- Gyms, including yoga, barre and spin facilities
- Concert venues (ex. Minglewood)
- Theaters (ex. Playhouse on the Square, Hatiloo)
- Movie theaters
- Shopping malls
- Golf courses
- Sporting event venues
- Skating rink
- Dance Schools
For more information on the Mayor’s executive order, visit the city’s website.
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