Dollar Tree has quietly backtracked on its mandatory mask policy for all buyers, which it enacted just days before. According to ForbesOn July 8, the company, which also owns Family Dollar, issued a mandate that it will require “all Associates, customers and vendors to wear fabric covers when they are inside our stores.” However, it has now partially reversed the course of this policy.
Now Dollar Tree says it will not apply a mask policy to its stores, but will follow city and state “ordinances” as appropriate. The new policy is worded as follows: “In accordance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we are requiring all Associates and vendors to wear face covers when they are inside our stores. Also We request that our clients wear facial covers, and require facial covers when required by state or local ordinance. ” Forbes said he has reached out to the company for comment, but at the time of writing he had not reported that a Dollar Tree spokesman had responded.
Dollar Tree has quietly reversed its mandatory mask policy after 1 week https://t.co/l0nAkoPxcQ by @rachsandl pic.twitter.com/HUEa3DCqZs
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Dollar Tree’s decision comes as Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has announced that it will begin requiring all customers to wear masks inside their stores. In a statement, Walmart said, “As the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed in communities across the country recently, so have the number and types of face coverage mandates.” The company added: “To help provide consistency across stores and clubs, we will require all shoppers to wear a face covering beginning Monday, July 20. This will give us time to inform customers and members of the changes, signage and train associates in the new protocols. “
Walmart’s new policy will also apply to Sam’s Club stores. The company finally clarified that many of its stores are located in areas where masks are required by city, county, or state mandate. “Currently, about 65 percent of our more than 5,000 stores and clubs are located in areas where there is some kind of government mandate to cover their faces,” said Walmart. The mask policy is not the only new change Walmart is making, as the company also announced that it will hire “health ambassadors” to remind customers of local guidelines on mask use, as well as the company’s policy. company, according to Fox News. Health ambassadors will be used in all stores.
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