Walmart said it is testing employees wearing body cameras in one U.S. market in a "handful of stores" as a way to protect its employees.

Walmart says it is testing out body-cams for store employees in one market as a possible way to improve worker safety.

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 the Dallas area to address an alarming rise in confrontations with unruly customers,

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.

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. A Walmart associate checking receipts in a store in Denton,

Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned.