According to sources familiar with the matter, Walmart is reducing its corporate workforce by cutting hundreds of jobs and urging most remote employees to transition back to office locations. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that employees at smaller offices in Dallas, Atlanta, and Toronto are being encouraged to relocate to central hubs like Walmart’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville, as well as locations such as Hoboken or Southern California.
While Walmart will still allow some remote work, employees will be expected to spend the majority of their time in the office. As of January 31, 2024, the company employed approximately 2.1 million associates, as per regulatory filings.
Over the past year, Walmart has been streamlining its workforce, with plans to automate about 65% of its stores by the end of fiscal year 2026, announced in April last year. In February 2023, the company closed three of its US technology hubs and requested hundreds of employees to relocate to maintain their positions, emphasizing a preference for in-office work.
