Walmart debuted new vests for associates at its Yearly Beginning Meeting for managers.
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Walmart displayed seven types of store-level employee vests at a meeting for managers in Florida.
The new uniforms included “maternity vests” for pregnant employees and “wheelchair user vests.”
The new selection comes after Walmart introduced customizable uniforms for workers in 2019.
Walmart’s store-level employees could soon have many more options for what kind of vest they wear as part of their work uniform.
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant displayed at least seven inclusive uniforms for workers at its Year Beginning Meeting (YBM) for store managers and corporate employees in Orlando, Florida, this week, per photos shared with Insider by a meeting attendee and a social media post.
The vests displayed next to a sign that said “Our Best Vest Yet” were:
Inside Medical-Device-Pocket vestNon-Zipper vestMaternity vestShort Stature vestWomen’s Cut vestWheelchair User vestHard of Hearing or Deaf vest
Walmart did not immediately respond to an inquiry about when these vests would be available for store-level employees.
Walmart has designed a vest for individuals who are hard of hearing or deaf.
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This is not the first time recently Walmart has made changes to its uniform.
In 2019, store-level employees received steel steel gray fabric vests made from recycled water bottles, and they had options to customize the vests in other ways for a cost of up to $11.
And the year prior, in 2018, Walmart relaxed its dress code and allowed employees to start wearing blue jeans and shirts of any solid color. Previously, starting in 2014, Walmart employees could only wear white or navy collared shirts with khaki or black pants and close-toed shoes.
Are you a Walmart employee who has thoughts about the new uniforms? We want to hear from you. Contact the reporter Ben Tobin over email at btobin@insider.com or on encrypted messaging app Signal at +1 703-498-9171.