Walmart has become the most recent retailer known to have some store employees wear body cameras. The nation's largest retailer has some employees taking part in a body camera pilot program.

Walmart, the No. 1 retailer on the Fortune 500, confirmed Tuesday it’s piloting a program in which employees at a select number of stores are wearing body cameras as a safety measure.

In a statement, Walmart confirmed some employees are taking part in a body camera pilot program, including at one Texas location.

Walmart said it's testing body cameras on some store employees, a move that comes after some of its locations have experienced shootings and other violent incidents.

Walmart employees have begun to wear body cameras as concerns about crime and shoplifting are on the rise. The Arkansas-based retail giant recently began a pilot test involving multiple stores in ...

Walmart store associates are now using body cameras in some locations as retailers look to deter theft and make employees safer.

Walmart said it is testing employees-worn body cameras in one U.S. market, in a "handful of stores," as a way to protect employees, deter theft.

Walmart said it is testing employees wearing body cameras in a "handful of stores" as a way to protect its employees and tackle soaring theft rates.