Wal-mart can still suck it! I haven't been in a Wal-Mart in over 3 years. I pay a little more at Target, or wait 2 days on Amazon.

yeah they probably figured out it opens up a huge tub of liability. with how aggressive people have been about these maskes. its a danger to their employees and don't want to get sued.

Walmart, the largest retailer in the country, has said that it intends to place employees called 'health ambassadors' at the entrance to stores reminding shoppers to wear a mask as they are walking in.

However, if customers refuse and also decline the offer of a free mask being given to them, the staff members are instructed to let the customers walk into the store and notify management 'so that they can determine the next steps.'

A corporate video instructs ambassadors never to engage with a customer physically or try to block their entrance into the store.

'With every requirement there are exceptions that have been established to avoid escalating the situation and putting our associates in harm's way. Our goal is to keep associates from a physical confrontation in the stores,' a Walmart representative said. '

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8557749/Walmart-Home-Depot-Walgreens-CVS-serve-customers-dont-wear-masks.html

This suggests that the requirement is still there, but when the rule is violated, it'll be up to management's discretion to throw someone out. I think the headlines are misleading on all these news articles, because "leaving it up to managers to kick someone out" was almost certainly always the rule and this doesn't seem like they ever walked anything back.