Maskless shoppers can expect to be refused entry to stores come Thursday.Credit:Eamon Gallagher
Following the Victorian government's ruling on Sunday that masks or other face coverings would be mandatory in the state's lockdown zones from 11.59pm Wednesday,a large group of major retailers have said they will ban shoppers who do not comply with the new laws.
Customers in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire seeking to shop at Bunnings,Officeworks,Kmart,Target,Myer,David Jones and the Country Road Group will not be able to enter if they are not wearing a mask,the companies confirmed.
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Similar rules will be in place for electronics and furniture chain Harvey Norman,however,a spokesperson said the policy would extend to customers and staff in all of the company's Victorian stores.
Exceptions will be made for shoppers with medical issues or children under 12.
However,shoppers will still be able to shop at Woolworths without a mask,with a spokesperson confirming the business would not refuse service to non-mask wearers due to there being a"range of personal circumstances where masks aren’t recommended".
Coles did not specify if customers would have to wear masks,saying it would take the advice of the state government. Both Coles and Woolworths employees will be required to wear a mask from Thursday onwards,the supermarkets said.