Nervous retail workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies
By:
Alexandra Olson, Joseph Pisani and Anne D'Innocenzio | Associated Press
Posted at 9:11 PM, May 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-20 21:11:49-04
An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
Kroger, the countryâs largest grocery chain, became one of the latest to announce that, starting Thursday, workers and customers can stop wearing masks in states where mandates are no longer in effect. Other companies that have adopted similar changes include Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Macyâs, Costco, Home Depot, Trader Joeâs and Target, following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control.