Walmart lays off 2,000 workers

Walmart lays off 2,000 workers

Walmart is laying off more than 2,000 workers at five U.S. warehouses that fulfill website orders.

CNN reported the nation’s largest retailer will cut more than 1,000 jobs in Texas, 600 jobs in Pennsylvania, 400 in Florida and 200 in New Jersey, according to Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification, or WARN, filings.

The cutbacks, according to a report from Reuters, is due to the elimination of evening and weekend shifts. The impacted workers were given 90 days to find jobs at other Walmart facilities, including new high-tech e-commerce distribution centers in Joliet, Illinois and Lancaster, Texas.

The layoffs come after Walmart announced it was closing a handful of stores it described as “underperforming.” Fifteen stores in 11 states and Washington, D.C. – including two pick-up only locations – are set for closure.

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Stores slated to close include:

Arkansas

  • 3701 SE Dodson Road, Bentonville (Pick-up only)

Washington DC

  • 99 H Street NW, Washington

Georgia

  • 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta
  • 835 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta

Florida

  • 6900 US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park (Neighborhood Market concept)

Hawaii

  • 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu

Illinois

  • 17550 South Halsted St, Homewood
  • 12690 S. Route 59, Plainfield
  • 840 N. McCormick Blvd, Lincolnwood (Pick-up only concept)

Indiana

  • 3701 Portage Road, South Bend

Minnesota

  • 1200 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center

New Mexico

  • 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE, Albuquerque

Oregon

  • 4200 82nd Ave. SE, Portland
  • 1123 N Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland

Texas

  • 24919 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy (Neighborhood Market concept)

Washington

  • 11400 Hwy. 99, Everett

Wisconsin

  • 10330 W. Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee