All Essential Businesses will remain open, but must adhere to Social Distancing Requirements. This is a list of examples of businesses that may remain open (this is not an exhaustive list):
Food and Drug
Grocery and beverage stores (including stores that sale grocery and non-grocery items
necessary for maintaining the safety, sanitation and essential operations of residents)
Restaurants/bars (only for take-out/delivery)
Pharmacies
Convenience stores
Farmer's markets
Food banks
Food cultivation, including farming, livestock and fishing
Health/Medical
Research and laboratory services
Hospitals
Walk-in-care health facilities
Emergency veterinary and livestock services
Elder care
Home health care workers or aides for the elderly, children and people with disabilities
Dental services
Optometrist
Nursing homes or residential health care facilities
Blood banks
Veterinarian and dog grooming
Transportation & Logistics
Gas stations
Buses
Taxis
Private transportation providers (Uber and Lyft)
Airlines/airports
Mail and shipping services
Auto repair shops
Auto Dealers/Retail
Auto Parts Retailer
Warehouse/distribution and fulfillment
Ride Share
Bicycle retail/repair
Housing and Real Estate
Property management company (Residential and Commercial)
Commercial and residential construction
Planning, surveying, engineering, design firms
Real estate agents/services
Home or building cleaning and maintenance
Skilled trades such as electricians, HVAC, and plumbers
Hardware stores
Services
Daycare and childcare services
Waste disposal and recycling
Laundromats, dry cleaners and laundry services
Funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries
Lawn care
Pest control
Locksmiths
Legal services
Alarm and security companies
Businesses that provide services that are necessary to maintain the sanitation, safety,
and essential operation of residences and businesses, such as maintenance on HVAC
Human/Charitable Services
Child care services
Homeless shelters
Businesses that provide food, shelter, social services and other necessities for those
in need
Services that provide drug/alcohol/mental health counseling and support
Manufacturing
Medical wholesale and distribution
Hardware and building material stores
Medical equipment/instruments
Food processing, manufacturing agents
Chemical plants
Pharmaceuticals
Paper goods/cardboard
Sanitary products
Microelectronics/semi-conductor
Government
Federal and state offices and services, including post offices and airports
Essential Memphis government functions including law enforcement, transportation,
and businesses that provide government programs and services
Other
Banks and other Financial institutions
Insurance
Cell Phone and electronic stores
Office supply stores
Businesses that provide goods and services exclusively deliver through curb side pickup,
drive-thru, shipment or delivery. (This includes any business that did not previously
provide goods and services as described but now developed and implemented these delivery
methods.)
Newspaper/media
What businesses are required to close?
This is a list of examples of businesses that must close (this is not an exhaustive list):
Non-essential Services
Personal appearance businesses (hair salons, eyelash salons, barber shop, tattoo shop,
body piercing shop, day spas)
Retail with no exclusive delivery or curb-side pick-up
Entertainment and recreation facilities (bowling alleys, trampoline parks)
Indoor rock climbing
Craft/Art Business
Gyms, including yoga, barre and spin facilities
Concert venues
Theaters
Movie theaters
Shopping malls
Golf courses
Sporting event venues
Skating rink
Dance Schools
Private Clubs (except for the provision of food for take-out)