Walmart opposes NY plan to add panic buttons to stores, Reuters says

Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature wants to require under a new law aimed at keeping retail workers safe, Reuters’ Siddharth Cavale says. On Friday, the New York State Senate passed legislation that would make most big retail chains, including Walmart to put panic buttons in their New York stores where employees can easily access them or provide staff with wearable, or mobile-phone-activated, panic buttons that summon emergency services. Walmart’s top corporate affairs officer told Reuters that the company opposes the panic button idea because it believes there are likely to be many false alarms.