Walmart will close three of its 11 U.S. technology hubs, according to a company spokesperson reports Reuters. The hypermarket is urging workers to relocate to keep their jobs.
"We have decided, looking at our location strategy, that we will exit those three hubs," said Robert Munroe, director of global communications at Walmart, adding that the combined employment at the three offices is in the hundreds. The offices are in Texas, California, and Oregon. The staff will be moved to either San Bruno, California, or Bentonville, Arkansas.
The closing of the hubs comes at a time when Walmart is encouraging its corporate team to work in the office, rather than from home. Munroe said that almost all technology employees are expected to work in the office at least two days a week.
Walmart recently announced that it plans to close three stores near Chicago, one of which facilitates one of the company’s first pickup- and delivery-only pilots in the U.S.
There is no set date for when the transfer is to be completed. Full Story
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