- According to a notification of adaptation and retraining of workers, Walmart Inc WMT intends to lay off 1,458 employees at its Fulton Parkway e-commerce fulfillment center in Atlanta, Georgia.
- “We are remodeling the Fulton Parkway fulfillment center to support our growing WFS (Walmart Fulfillment Services) business,” according to Reuters reports Quote from Walmart spokesman Scott Pope.
- also read: Walmart is strategically planning its Christmas sale event to attract more shoppers from Amazon
- Walmart notified workers of the layoffs in late August.
- “As part of the conversion, the infrastructure, operating resources, processes, personnel requirements and equipment of the facility will be adapted to the needs of the building.”
- On Thursday, the retail giant announced the takeover by Alert Innovation, a robotics and automation company, to speed deliveries and reduce the number of steps in order processing.
- The transformation of the Atlanta facility is part of Walmart’s plan to modernize and build more high-tech warehouses.
- In September, Walmart announced plans to hire an additional 40,000 seasonal and full-time employees before the big holiday season.
- Price promotion: WMT shares closed at $131.68 on Thursday.
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