More than 80% of Target’s 1,800 stores already require customers to wear masks due to local and state regulations.
The announcements come one day after the nation's largest retailer,
Retailers have hesitated to make masks mandatory nationwide out of fear of angering some customers over what, even in a pandemic, has become a political issue.
They have been reluctant to put employees in the position of becoming enforcers. Confrontations with customers and store employees have played out in multiple incidents caught on video.
It was difficult to enforce such rules even in states that mandate face masks. However, the recent surge of new virus cases — particularly in
“To be clear, we’re not asking our store employees to play the role of enforcer, ” said
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