Walmart opposes adding panic buttons to stores
Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores — an item shoppers in New York may soon find on shelves.
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On Friday, the New York State Senate passed legislation requiring most big retail chains, including Walmart, to put panic buttons in easy-to-access locations in their stores, or to provide staffers with wearable, or mobile-phone-activated, panic buttons.
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But Walmart's top corporate affairs officer told Reuters that panic buttons are likely to trigger false alarms.
«Eight out of 10 times somebody thinks something's going on, there's actually not,» Dan Bartlett, Walmart executive vice president of corporate affairs, told Reuters.
Walmart had hired a chief safety officer «to look at overall physical safety» of its store workers, Bartlett said. Walmart's new chief safety officer was hired on April 12, a Walmart spokesperson said.
Bartlett said it would be impractical for Walmart to put panic buttons in every store. The nation's largest retailer, Walmart operates 4,700 stores, including 98 in New York state.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has 10 days to sign the legislation into law or veto it. If she takes no action in 10 days, the Retail Worker
