Target stores in Australia will no longer be selling copies of Grand Theft Auto V , and now we've got word that retail giant Kmart will be following suit.

In a statement obtained by Kotaku, a local representative had this to say:“Following a significant review of all content in Grand Theft Auto Games Kmart has taken the decision to remove this product immediately. Kmart apologises for not being closer to the content of this game.”It should be noted that Target and Kmart are both owned by retail group Wesfarmers. Target recently pulled Rockstar's popular video game off its shelves following feedback from customers "about the game's depictions of violence against women." A petition on Change.org , which gained over 40,000 supporters, was launched by female survivors of violence in the hopes the game would be removed from Target.

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