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Forums - General Discussion - Walmart To Close Over 200 Stores, Lay Off About 10,000 U.S. Workers

NiKKoM on 15 January 2016

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/walmart-layoffs_5698fe89e4b0b4eb759e101d

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it was pulling the plug on its smallest store format and closing 269 stores globally, including 154 in the United States, in a restructuring that will affect 16,000 workers.

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damn.. That's a lot of people to be laid off.. Don't some users of this site work there? Hope you keep your job..



 

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Teeqoz on 15 January 2016

Damn. That must suck a lot for those losing their jobs :-/



hershel_layton on 15 January 2016

This is what happens when you want 15 bucks for a simple job.

This is also what happens when Walmart's owners are nothing but selfish assholes.

The owners deserve the profit loss. I despise Walmart, and never go there. My father hates it more, as he is a business owner, and hates big companies such as Walmart that mistreat their clients.

The workers don't deserve this though. Already hard enough dealing with the idiots who shop there



 

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Ljink96 on 15 January 2016

Man, that sucks. I wonder if Amazon has anything to do with this.



Aeolus451 on 15 January 2016

Hmm I wonder why they did that. I can understand maybe them closing lowest earning store but if the loss of employees affect how much merchandise they have on shelves then it's asinine.



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Normchacho on 15 January 2016
hershel_layton said:
This is what happens when you want 15 bucks for a simple job.

This is also what happens when Walmart's owners are nothing but selfish assholes.

The owners deserve the profit loss. I despise Walmart, and never go there. My father hates it more, as he is a business owner, and hates big companies such as Walmart that mistreat their clients.

The workers don't deserve this though. Already hard enough dealing with the idiots who shop there

 

But...they don't make $15 an hour...



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pokoko on 15 January 2016

Walmart has been declining for a while and looking for ways to stem the tide, including different business models. The Express and Neighborhood Market stores, which make up a lot of the closings, do not appear to be the answer to Walmart's problems.

The interesting thing is, a lot of other industries are doing pretty well but Americans seem to be wasting less on cheap junk they don't really need, which hits Walmart especially hard.

Though I feel bad for those losing their jobs, I really dislike Walmart. I worked there for a bit and it was a bad atmosphere, the worst I've ever been a part of. I'd love to see people take their business elsewhere.



LipeJJ on 15 January 2016

Damn,, that too much. Hopefully those people find a new job soon. :c



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chapset on 15 January 2016

Most walmart employees are on food stamp anyway and they get more out of it then their slave wages at walmart. I hope the smart one use the experience they got at walmart to get a better paying job so they can get out of food stamp. Trump 2016 for a better Canada



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AlfredoTurkey on 15 January 2016

This is probably a result of raising the wages. They all used that PR to try to come off like they're for the little guy but I knew right away it was just that... PR.