Walmart Removes Women’s Magazine from Checkout Lines

A discount giant is closing the book on a women’s magazine—at least, across its checkout displays.

Walmart is removing Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout lines across more than 5,000 stores. The retailer’s decision is in response to a campaign against sexual violence spearheaded by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

While the women’s magazine will no longer be available in checkout lanes, Walmart will continue selling the publication in its magazine section.

“As with all products in our store, we continue to evaluate our assortment and make changes,” a Walmart spokesman said in a report from The New York Daily News. “Walmart will continue to offer Cosmopolitan to customers that wish to purchase the magazine, but it will no longer be located in the checkout aisles. While this was primarily a business decision, the concerns raised were heard.”

Despite the discount chain’s intention to continue selling the magazine in another department, The National Center is pleased that Walmart has taken the initiative to keep its checkout area “family-friendly.”

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