Here you go, ma'am.
"Inside Edition" is with front-line heroes
at this LA grocery store responsible for keeping food
on our tables during the pandemic.
Employees at this Sprouts supermarket
wear shirts with uplifting slogans like,
"People Powered. Purpose Driven."
That's never been more true.
Elsa Ortega dons a mask and gloves
as soon as she walks into work.
She immediately sanitizes her bagging station.
Our cameras capture multiple employees
constantly cleaning surfaces.
Safety is job one.
How do your family and friends react to your job
because you're really out there working?
I do have my family who are worried,
but I keep them updated what the procedures
that we're doing, making sure that we're staying safe.
She says her customers depend on her now
more than ever.
It feels great knowing that I'm a part of their lives.
This market, like so many across the country,
has taken every precaution to protect its employees
and it's customers,
and every check stand has a plexiglass shield
like this installed as an extra layer of protection
to keep people from getting too close.
Cindy Chikahisa is the VP of Operations.
This has been my job for almost 40 years,
and it's always been, oh, Cindy works at the grocery store,
and now to see people look at our team members
in the way that they do, it's...
Makes you proud. It's special.
It makes you proud.
And her customers couldn't be more grateful
for their grocery store heroes.
Do you look at these folks in the grocery store
as unsung heroes?
Yes, I do.
Thank you.
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