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Deep South supermarket Winn-Dixie will require face masks after all
Source: Washington Post
Deep South supermarket Winn-Dixie will require face masks after all
With stores in five states that went for Trump in the last election, Winn-Dixie clung to its ‘no face-coverings required’ policy. The grocery store changed its position hours after Trump declared masks ‘patriotic.’
By Laura Reiley
7/20/2020, 6:16:01 p.m.
“Stronger Together. Winning Together. Let’s help each other stay safe,” says the coronavirus Web page of Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, which operates hundreds of stores across the South.
And yet, Winn-Dixie waited until late Monday to announce that it will be joining the stampede of large grocery retailers requiring customers to wear masks in their stores. The company said it will require masks as of July 27.
Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, Kroger and Publix announced last week that they will mandate mask-wearing at stores nationwide. The National Retail Federation has encouraged retailers to set nationwide mask policies to protect shoppers and employees, and nearly 30 states now require masks to be worn in public places.
Southeastern announced at the end of last week that Winn-Dixie stores would not be requiring masks from customers because it did not want to cause undue friction between customers and employees.
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With stores in five states that went for Trump in the last election, Winn-Dixie clung to its ‘no face-coverings required’ policy. The grocery store changed its position hours after Trump declared masks ‘patriotic.’
By Laura Reiley
7/20/2020, 6:16:01 p.m.
“Stronger Together. Winning Together. Let’s help each other stay safe,” says the coronavirus Web page of Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, which operates hundreds of stores across the South.
And yet, Winn-Dixie waited until late Monday to announce that it will be joining the stampede of large grocery retailers requiring customers to wear masks in their stores. The company said it will require masks as of July 27.
Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, Kroger and Publix announced last week that they will mandate mask-wearing at stores nationwide. The National Retail Federation has encouraged retailers to set nationwide mask policies to protect shoppers and employees, and nearly 30 states now require masks to be worn in public places.
Southeastern announced at the end of last week that Winn-Dixie stores would not be requiring masks from customers because it did not want to cause undue friction between customers and employees.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/20/deep-south-supermarket-winn-dixie-takes-stand-no-masks-required/
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