Walmart pulling items featuring Confederate flags

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart has announced it is removing all items promoting the Confederate flag from its stores and website.

The Arkansas-based retail giant said in a statement Monday that, quote, "We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer.
 
The company says it has a process in place to make "the right decisions" about merchandise it sells, but that some items are improperly put into its assortment.

The Walmart announcement came on the same day that South Carolina governor Nikki Haley announced she wants her state legislature to vote to remove a Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state house in Columbia.



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