Asda and Tesco apologise for 'mental patient' costumes

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's two biggest retailers, Tesco and Asda, have each withdrawn a Halloween costume from sale and apologised to customers after being criticised for stereotyping those suffering from mental illness. Asda, the British arm of Wal-Mart, the world's largest stores group, on Wednesday withdrew a product it advertised on its website as a "mental patient fancy dress costume". UK market leader Tesco followed on Thursday by removing its "Psycho Ward" costume. ...



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