Walmart, Sears stop carrying Confederate flags

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jun 27, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Walmart, Sears stop carrying Confederate flags</h1>
                <h2><p>The nation's two largest retailers won't be selling the flag anymore, the latest in a cascade of disavowals. The flag, says CNN, has become "toxic" in the wake of last week's fatal shooting at Charleston's Emmanuel AME church. "We</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mary-bruno-crosscut-com/">Mary Bruno</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/walmart_mike-mozart_flickr.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Walmart" loading="lazy" width="300" height="153"></figure><p>The nation's two largest retailers won't be selling the flag anymore, the latest in a cascade of disavowals. The flag, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/confederate-flag-walmart-south-carolina/index.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">says CNN</a>, has become "toxic" in the wake of last week's fatal shooting at Charleston's Emmanuel AME church. "We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer," Walmart spokesman Brian Nick told CNN. "We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the Confederate flag from our assortment."</p><p>The decision by Walmart and Sears comes one day after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said it was time to remove the flag from the state Capitol grounds.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T4DeMeY4J-E" width="500"></iframe></figure>
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The nation's two largest retailers won't be selling the flag anymore, the latest in a cascade of disavowals. The flag, says CNN, has become "toxic" in the wake of last week's fatal shooting at Charleston's Emmanuel AME church. "We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer," Walmart spokesman Brian Nick told CNN. "We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the Confederate flag from our assortment."

The decision by Walmart and Sears comes one day after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said it was time to remove the flag from the state Capitol grounds.

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,