{"id":10132,"date":"2023-08-15T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/bq-apologises-for-white-supremacy-books-in-product-listing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T02:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:00:10","slug":"bq-apologises-for-white-supremacy-books-in-product-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/bq-apologises-for-white-supremacy-books-in-product-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"B&#038;Q apologises for &#8216;White Supremacy&#8217; books in product listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"456\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-696x456.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-696x456.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-641x420.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335-741x486.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_242222335.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"B&amp;Q apology\" title=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>B&amp;Q has issued an apology after books titled \u201cWhite Supremacy\u201d appeared in a product listing on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The two books were included in an image for radiator covers on the DIY retailer\u2019s webpage.<\/p>\n<p>The photo was spotted by online customers, who were left shocked by the image.<\/p>\n<p>B&amp;Q said the product was offered for sale by a third-party seller, which had now been suspended.<\/p>\n<p>The company has since taken the listing down from its website, Sky News reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to Metro, B&amp;Q is \u201cactively reviewing\u201d its screening process after it missed the photo, which caused backlash online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uhhh B&amp;Q can you explain why you have a product picture featuring two books that say \u201cwhite supremacy\u201d???? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BandQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BandQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Bh25xSP3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/5Bh25xSP3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 professional moron (@absolutemadma15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/absolutemadma15\/status\/1689762162493800448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"x_al\">Sign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span><span class=\"x_al\">et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><strong><span class=\"al\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>A spokesperson for the company said: \u201cWe deeply apologise for the offence this may have caused from a product that was offered for sale by a third-party seller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB&amp;Q is committed to creating an inclusive place for our colleagues to work and our customers to shop, and in this instance, this product was not picked up by our screening process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They continued: \u201cWe can confirm we suspended the seller and removed the product, and all images associated with it, from diy.com as soon as we became aware of the content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are actively reviewing our screening process to prevent this happening again, as we are committed to maintaining a respectful and inclusive online environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B&amp;Q has issued an apology after books titled \u201cWhite Supremacy\u201d appeared in a product listing on its website. 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