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Walmart made an announcement today that they will no longer place personal care items and products for black people, in anti-theft locked cases.
The retail giant had come under heavy scrutiny as they were accused of keeping products that were commonly purchased by Black people, in cases that were locked so as to prevent theft.
With the reinvigoration of the Black Lives Matter movement because of the killing of George Floyd, there is a lot of pressure being put on big stores to end practices they believe are harmless, but are indeed racist.
As a result of this pressure, Walmart has agreed to remove the products from security cases in stores throughout the country.
Like other retailers, the cases were put in place to deter shoplifters from some products such as electronics, automotive, cosmetics, and other personal care products,” Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez told NBC News.
