A growing number of U.S. retailers and grocers are pushing customers shopping at their stores to wear face coverings, a widely accepted protective measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Shoppers are seen wearing masks as they are checked before shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The latest store policy comes as U.S. states are conflicted over making masks compulsory, with some governors even suspending local face-mask regulations.The online shopping giant's Whole Foods Market and Amazon retail stores require all customers to wear face coverings. The iPhone maker said in May it would require customers to wear face coverings in most places around the world.Face masks are required at all 1,500 of the company’s stores across North America.
STARBUCKS CORPThe world’s largest coffee chain made it mandatory for customers to wear masks at all its company-owned cafes in the United States.The retailer’s mask policy will be effective from Aug. 1, with an exception for those with underlying medical conditions and young children.The company, which will applied the rule on July 20, said it would add store signage and intercom messages to remind shoppers to wear masks.
Reporting by Nivedita Balu and Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Sweta Singh, Shinjini Ganguli and Anil D'Silva
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