Major retailers are hesitant about removing their mask mandate measures, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxing its COVID-19 protocols.
Walmart, Target, and Starbucks are among companies aiming to hold out on making changes until they review the updated guidelines that lift the mask mandate for fully vaccinated people.
Target will review the updated CDC guidelines while keeping its practice of masking and social distancing in place for customers and staff, according to a statement.
Trader Joe's will not require that fully vaccinated customers wear masks, according to its website.
Kroger and Home Depot will also keep mask mandates in place for employees and customers.
A spokesman for Dine Brands Company said IHOP and Applebee's will also keep their mask mandates in place while it reviews the updated guidelines by the CDC.
On Thursday, governors in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia, as well as mayors in Washington, D.C., and New York City, which upheld some of the strictest lockdown measures during the pandemic, said they would take the CDC guidelines into consideration......snip~
Starbucks and Target among major retailers keeping mask mandate in place | Washington Examiner
Next up.....the Demos will get Social Media to keep the pressure on Businesses.