Supermarket rules for Milton Keynes shoppers- what you can expect from Monday

    With the easing of restrictions just around the corner and masks soon to be no longer legally required, supermarkets have released their own guidance on what they expect from customers in stores.

    Wearing masks in shops will no longer be a legal requirement from Monday 19th July, but guidance published by the government says it "expects and recommends that people continue to wear a face covering in crowded, enclosed spaces".

    Many retailers have taken it upon themselves to release their own guidance on what can be expected in their stores.

    UPDATED LIST - Here's what retailers that you can find in Milton Keynes are saying about how they will operate from Monday:

    Sainsbury's

    New signs and tannoy messages in stores will encourage customers to continue to wear a face covering "if they can".

    Screens between staff and customers at check-outs will remain but those between self-service check-outs and dividing checkout queues will be gradually removed from stores in England.

    Hand sanitiser stations will remain in all stores and thorough cleaning of trollies and baskets. Deep cleaning overnight will also continue.

    Asda

    Signs and announcements in stores will encourage people to keep wearing masks and they will be provided at the front of stores for those who wish to wear one.

    Other measures including the use of hand sanitisers, trolley and basket cleaning and screens at check-outs will also continue.

    Morrisons

    Morrisons are still yet to confirm their rules for Monday.

    Tesco

    "We're asking our customers and colleagues to be on the safe side, and so from 19 July we'll be encouraging our colleagues to wear face coverings whilst they work and encouraging our customers to do the same when they shop with us," a spokesperson said.

    Other continued safety measures will include limits on the number of people in store at any time with a "one in, one out" system, protective screens at every check-out, hand sanitiser stations and regular cleaning.

    There will also still be signs up to help people keep a safe distance as well as separate entrances and exits.

    Aldi

    The discount supermarket said it would "continue to encourage customers and colleagues to wear face coverings when they're in store" while other measures such as hand sanitisers and perspex screens will also stay in place.

    Lidl

    Lidl have said: "Although no longer legally required, the government recommends that people continue to wear face coverings in crowded or indoor spaces and we will have signage in place at store entrances reminding our customers of this.

    "The Perspex screens at checkouts and hand sanitising stations will also remain in place across all our stores for the time being as we gradually enter this next phase."

    Co-op

    Signs at stores will say: "Please feel free to wear a face covering in our store."

    The Co-op also said it would "encourage all shoppers to be respectful of people's personal space when in the store".

    Screens and sanitising stations will also remain but stores will not enforce mask wearing.

    John Lewis and Waitrose

    John Lewis Partnership will recommend customers and staff in England continue to wear a face covering, unless exempt, from 19 July.

    A spokesperson said: "The decision over whether to do so or not, when in our shops, will be for each individual to take, based on their own judgment." 

    Perspex screens, hand sanitising stations and other hygiene and cleaning measures will remain.

    M&S 

    M&S are still yet to confirm their guidance for Monday.

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