NEWS RELEASES / 2/28/2022
Schnucks Updates Mask Requirements, Effective Monday, February 28
Schnucks Updates Mask Requirements, Effective Monday, February 28
Recent CDC announcement sited as influence for updated guidelines
ST. LOUIS, February 28, 2022 – On the heels of the recent announcement by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on Friday, Schnucks announced that effective today they have updated their mask requirements to align with the CDC’s new COVID-19 Community Level assessment tool. Based on this new guidance, Schnucks will no longer require masks to be worn by customers, teammates, and vendors at a majority of locations.
“Customers, teammates, and vendors who are not under a government mask mandate and not in a county identified as high risk according to the current CDC Community Level assessment tool will no longer be required to wear masks,” explained Mason Keller, Schnucks Vice President of Asset Protection. “We welcome anyone to continue to wear a mask based on their personal comfort level and we will continue to offer complimentary masks at all of our locations.”
Customers who visit Schnucks that are located in a “high” risk level as identified by the CDC tool will continue to be strongly recommended to wear a mask. Teammates and vendors at these locations will be required to wear a mask, which currently includes:
- Carbondale (915 West Main Street, Carbondale, IL)
- Darmstadt (600 East Boonville-New Harmony Road, Evansville, IN)
- Evansville North (3700 First Avenue, Evansville, IN)
- Evansville West (4500 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN)
- Green River (3501 N. Green River Road, Evansville, IN)
- Lawndale (5000 Washington Avenue, Evansville, IN)
- Newburgh (8301 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN)
Schnucks will continue to comply with all government mask mandates, which currently includes those stores in St. Louis city. Teammates, vendors, and customers at these locations will be required to wear a mask while the mandate remains in effect:
- Arsenal (5055 Arsenal Street)
- City Plaza (3431 Union Blvd.)
- Downtown (315 N. 9th Street)
- Gravois (7450 Hampton Avenue)
- Hampton Village (60 Hampton Village Plaza)
- Lindell (4171 Lindell Blvd.)
- Loughborough (1020 Loughborough Avenue)
- South City (3430 South Grand Avenue)
Customers can also opt to utilize Schnucks Delivers for curbside pickup at available locations or choose to have orders delivered to their homes by visiting SchnucksDelivers.com.
About Schnucks
Founded in St. Louis in 1939, Schnuck Markets, Inc. is a third and fourth generation, family-owned grocery retailer committed to nourishing people’s lives. Schnucks operates 111 stores, serving customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and employs 12,000 teammates. According to Forbes’ 2021 rankings, Schnucks is the 160th largest privately-owned company in the United States and the 15th largest privately-owned grocer. Schnucks is committed to helping communities thrive and as a champion for reducing hunger, the company annually donates more than $13 million in food to pantries that help those in need.
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