Target, CVS, Walgreens to also require masks at stores nationwide as COVID-19 cases rise

[libertybele]

Well, here I was elated that my city council voted against a mask mandate, but looks like the major retailers are going to mandate anyways.   

Target, CVS, Walgreens to also require masks at stores nationwide as COVID-19 cases rise

Target, CVS and Walgreens are the latest retailers to announce that they, too, will require shoppers to wear masks or face coverings at stores nationwide.

The announcements come a day after Walmart, Kroger and Kohl's announced they would require masks starting next week as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The coronavirus causes the disease COVID-19.

Target's requirement will start Aug. 1, the retailer confirmed to USA TODAY Thursday. It excludes "those with underlying medical conditions and young children."

For shoppers who do not have masks, Target says stores will provide disposable masks at store entrances.

CVS and Walgreens will start requiring masks July 20, the drug store chains announced Thursday. Florida-based grocer Publix also said it will require masks starting July 21.............

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/16/target-face-coverings-requirement-free-masks-provided-coronavirus/5450555002/

[rustynail]

What's up with all these retailers beginning to require masks?  Were they pressured? 

[libertybele]

What's up with all these retailers beginning to require masks?  Were they pressured?

Possibly, but I'm not quite sure maybe it is to protect their employees and their stores having to shut down.  Some employees at our Publix supermarket tested positive for COVID even with the plexiglass shields that they installed at the cash registers and the employees wearing masks, so maybe they all decided to mandate that the public wear masks.

It's going to be interesting to see if indeed this helps to curb the spread.

[jmyrlefuller]

What's up with all these retailers beginning to require masks?  Were they pressured?

Is the Pope Catholic?

My guess is that they've seen enough evidence to suggest that, for their settings, they probably are effective enough to slow down any spread in their facilities, and since they are pharmacies or at least have pharmacy sections, they should generally know what they're talking about.

It's their business, and their prerogative. If you don't like it, you can stay home and order online like it's still March.

[jmyrlefuller]

Possibly, but I'm not quite sure maybe it is to protect their employees and their stores having to shut down.  Some employees at our Publix supermarket tested positive for COVID even with the plexiglass shields that they installed at the cash registers and the employees wearing masks, so maybe they all decided to mandate that the public wear masks.

It's going to be interesting to see if indeed this helps to curb the spread.

Oh, they have bribes and kickbacks to ensure they don't get shutdown orders.