South Africa's biggest retailers say they have put a pause on selling TRESemmé products following widespread protests over a controversial ad featuring Black hair
South Africa's biggest retailers say they have put a pause on selling TRESemmé products following widespread protests over a controversial ad featuring Black hair.
Retailers including Pick N Pay, Woolworths, Dischem all say they have removed TRESemmé products from their shelves, as has Clicks, the retailer which originally published the ad."Given the recent concern about the language used by TRESemmé to advertise their product line, we have decided to remove the products from our shelves while we engage with the supplier," a spokesperson for Pick n Pay told CNN.
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