gap inc said on friday all employees would have to continue wearing masks even as many of the apparel retailers peers have relaxed their policies following guidance from the us centers for disease control and prevention cdc the parent of old navy banana republic and athleta brands also said it is recommending that customers who are not fully vaccinated wear masks in its shops except in jurisdictions where masks are required by law many retailers including walmart inc and target corp have said that fully vaccinated workers are no longer required to wear masks except when face coverings are required by local ordinances advt earlier this month the cdc had advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in most places reporting by praveen paramasivam in bengaluru editing by amy caren daniel reuters published on may 22 2021 at 0100 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app gap inc us old navy bengaluru centers for disease control and prevention gap masks homenewsapparel chain gap says us employees should continue to wear masks