Walmart layoffs

America's bellwether retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is downsizing its workforce, following a less-than-ideal profit outlook as surging inflation weathers away ...

Latest figures show that job openings fell sharply in June, as companies pull back on hiring after experiencing a boom during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. During its chilling July 25 profit guidance, Walmart said it is forced to reduce prices for its high-margin merchandise in order to liquidate some of its piled-up inventory. The company said it now expects its profit levels to decline not only during the current quarter but also the fiscal year, as consumers skip big-ticket purchases and instead opt to spend their income on necessities such as groceries and fuel.

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Walmart, a bellwether for the U.S. labor market, is laying off about 200 corporate employees, a person familiar with the matter said.

He said the company would emphasize discounts to push sales of general merchandise, a tactic that lowers profits. Ford was planning to cut 8,000 roles, and the electric-car maker Rivian was cutting 700 jobs. The figure is the lowest since November. “The signal this sends is not a good one,” said Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, a London-based data company. Companies are reducing the pace of new hires, and consumers are spending less on nonessential goods amid rising fuel and food costs. Walmart employs about 1.6 million people in the United States.

Walmart is laying off more than 200 corporate workers amid growing concerns over inflation and sagging customer spending.

Walmart announced last week it was cutting prices on clothing and other goods to trim bloated inventory. Walmart confirmed to the Journal roles were being cut as a part of corporate restructuring and additional roles would be created elsewhere. It will report its second quarter results Aug. 16.

While layoffs have primarily been affecting the tech sector, it looks like they're now coming for retail too.

Founded in 1962, Arkansas-based Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States, and one of the largest retailers. High-profile companies like Shopify and Coinbase have laid off employees, and some companies such as Netflix and Robinhood have recently gone in for a second round of layoffs after cutting staff earlier this year. That, combined with supply chain issues, has created a pileup in inventory that retailers are now trying to get rid of through sales.

Yes, but: The company is adding jobs, too, spokesperson Anne Hatfield told Axios, though she would not confirm numbers or specifics. She said some employees ...

Departments impacted by the cuts include merchandising, global technology and real estate. The Biden administration has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency — a move that gives officials more flexibility to tackle the virus' spread. The big picture: There were 1.26 million courses dispensed last month, a 37% increase over June. Additionally, more Paxlovid was dispensed in the month of July than that prescribed from January through May combined, per the Department of Health and Human Services.

Walmart's decision to lay off workers at the company's Bentonville, Arkansas, base reflects the troubling trends surrounding the company, but context is ...

The result, in the meantime, is that Walmart and other businesses both large and small, can only operate in the environment they have and adjust to things they can control themselves. This is not to minimize job losses — or what looks set to be internal career reassignment in some cases — as much as it reflects an ongoing focus on cost reduction as well as the continuation of Walmart’s own transformation and digital shift. But as much as Walmart’s decision to lay off workers at the company’s Bentonville, Arkansas, base reflects the troubling trends surrounding it — and the entire retail sector — context is critical.

Walmart described the layoffs as a way to "better position the company for a strong future," reports The Wall Street Journal. "We`re updating our structure ...

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