Face Masks news and trends

Target Requires Employees, Asks Customers To Wear Masks
Retail // August 02, 2021

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges, retailer Target will now be requiring its employees to don masks again. “We’ll follow all local mandates, as we have throughout the pandemic, and continue to monitor guidance from the CDC closely. We will also maintain all of...

Fauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution
Coronavirus // July 26, 2020

There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener Thursday night against the New York Yankees was wild. But the nation’s leading authority on infectious diseases hit a grand slam in early March when he predicted COVID-19 was a serious...

To Mask Or Not To Mask: BlackRock CEO Weighs In
Coronavirus // July 17, 2020

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has three words of advice for Americans who want to help the U.S. economy recover from the COVID-19 crisis: wear a mask. “If we all wore a mask, if we all cared about our fellow citizens a little more, we will...

Kroger, Kohl’s Mandate Customers Wear Face Masks
Retail // July 15, 2020

Kroger and Kohl’s will require customers to wear masks in all locations across the country, the companies announced separately on Wednesday (July 15), hours after Walmart and Sam’s Club did the same. The chains had already required masks at locations where the rule is state-regulated,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Filling The Medical Equipment Gap With The Power Of 3D Printing

April 03, 2020
Among the many factors aggravating the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is an equipment shortage affecting nearly all corners of the United States — particularly when it comes to the available supply of ventilators, testing materials and personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, blow shields, gloves and gowns. These items are difficult to find via […]

How Neiman Marcus Got Into The Medical Mask-Making Business

April 01, 2020
How can I help? It is the question that millions of Americans have been asking themselves for the last few weeks, as COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has...

Quick Reads
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Face Masks Facilitate Shoplifting

March 06, 2023
Retailers looking to reduce shoplifting should require customers to remove face masks when entering the store. So said New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday (March 6) during two separate interviews. “Let’s be clear, some of these characters going into stores that are wearing their mask, they’re not doing it because they’re afraid of […]

Target Requires Employees, Asks Customers To Wear Masks

August 02, 2021
As the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges, retailer Target will now be requiring its employees to don masks again. “We’ll follow all local mandates, as we have throughout the pandemic,...

Fauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution

July 26, 2020
There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener Thursday night against the New York Yankees was wild. But the nation’s leading authority on infectious...

To Mask Or Not To Mask: BlackRock CEO Weighs In

July 17, 2020
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has three words of advice for Americans who want to help the U.S. economy recover from the COVID-19 crisis: wear a mask. “If we all wore...