Dollar tree and family dollar, in a reversal of policy, now require customers to wear masks in stores.
Dollar Tree, Inc., which owns both chains, is once again mandating in masks in its stores first she had demanded in early July. Last month, the company turned the course to ‘ask customers’ to wear face cover in states and local areas that do not require wearing a mask.
But the firms page for coronavirus updates now mark the mask policy of Dollar Tree, Inc. if required, USA Today first reported Sunday.
“In order to best protect each other, and in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, we require all Associates, customers and suppliers to wear face cover when we are in our stores,” the update reads. coronavirus.
The statement adds that it will give face coverage to its employees.
USA Today noted that it is unknown when the policy was changed back to its original form, which agrees most of the major retailers in the U.S. Dollar Tree did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Dollar Tree, Inc. reported in May that it operates 15,370 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
Other companies have backtracked on their mask policies, including Southeastern Grocers, which owns the Winn-Dixie supermarket, which first said that masks not required in stores last month. But the company too his decision reversed days later.
AMC ek adjust its policy in June to mandate masks to backward for encouraging, but not requiring mask. The theater chain has rebounded since its opening dates to mid to late August.
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