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Walmart Pulls Cosmopolitan Magazine From Checkouts

• bloomberg.com By Matthew Boyle

The world's largest retailer will now sell the Hearst Corp. publication just in its magazine aisle, spokesman Randy Hargrove said on Tuesday. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation -- a group with roots in fighting pornography -- said it had been working "behind the scenes" with the retailer for months on the decision, which makes Walmart's checkout aisles "family friendly."

"While this was primarily a business decision, the concerns raised were heard," Hargrove said in an email.

Walmart's move comes amid rising sensitivity to sexism and gender discrimination. Internally, the firm has made gender diversity a bigger priority over the past decade, yet is still facing

lawsuits from women who say they were denied opportunities for promotion.