Walmart eases diversity push amid pressure

In June 2020, as protesters spilled into the streets after the murder of George Floyd, Walmart's chief executive Doug McMillon promised action.

In a blog post, he said that "slavery, lynching, the concept of separate but equal... have morphed into a set of systems today that are all too often, unjust" and promised to address systemic racism by establishing a Centre for Racial Equity that would give out US$100 million (S$135 million) in grants over five years. He also pledged to make changes and "actively shape our culture to be more inclusive".

Walmart is sending a different message 4 1/2 years later, pulling back on some of those initiatives for diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI.