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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Dillard’s Inc. pulled its ads from some CBS affiliates after the network aired accusations that the department-store chain racially profiles customers.
A March 25 broadcast of CBS’ “60 Minutes” featured accusations that Dillard’s (DDS) was biased against blacks and that store security guards had harassed and beaten black customers, including one who died.
A wrongful-death trial began in Houston Tuesday against Little Rock, Ark.-based Dillard’s and some of its guards. The chain has denied racial profiling and has said it doesn’t discriminate.
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