Walmart reported streamlining its global tech and Walmart U.S. operations, affecting approximately 1,500 employees. The U.S. retail cuts are mainly in the end-to-end operations teams and the Walmart Connect marketing organization.
As part of the restructuring, Walmart said it is eliminating roles while also opening new ones.
Last week, Walmart indicated that it would hike prices on some merchandise by the end of this month amid President Trump’s trade war, which would affect the retailer’s supply chain and increase expenses.
Walmart’s full internal memo reads as follows:
“As we’ve modernized the business, it is always toward the goal of enhancing associate, customer and member experiences. To accelerate our progress delivering the experiences that will define the future of retail, we must sharpen our focus.
“We are reshaping some teams in our Global Tech and Walmart U.S. organizations where we have identified opportunities to remove layers and complexity, speed up decision-making, and help associates innovate rapidly. We are eliminating roles as well as opening some new roles aligned with our business priorities and growth strategy.
“In Walmart U.S., these changes are mainly focused on driving efficiency in the End-to-End Operations teams, ensuring we’re serving them so they can best serve our customers. We’re also evolving the structure of our Walmart Connect marketing organization to position us for future success as we continue growing this business.
“In Global Tech, we are evolving teams across the organization, with a focus on simplifying our structure to facilitate speed and innovation. Our tech strategy is centered on a build once, deploy widely mindset. When we create solutions that scale globally, it lets us show up consistently everywhere we operate so we can spend less time building custom solutions for different areas and more time building world-class experiences for customers, members and associates.
“The world of technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and reshaping our structure allows us to accelerate how we deliver and adapt to the changing environment around us.
“We are working closely with affected associates on their next steps, including other opportunities within Walmart where applicable.”
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