{"id":1676765,"date":"2022-10-06T17:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1676765"},"modified":"2022-10-06T17:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T21:55:17","slug":"walmart-to-lay-off-about-1500-workers-at-atlanta-fulfillment-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-to-lay-off-about-1500-workers-at-atlanta-fulfillment-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart to lay off about 1,500 workers at Atlanta fulfillment center"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalmart-to-lay-off-about-1500-workers-at-atlanta-fulfillment-center%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1676765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>By Siddharth Cavale<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (Reuters) \u2013     Walmart Inc is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed on Wednesday, the nation\u2019s largest retailer said it would lay off 1,458 workers at the e-commerce fulfillment center located in Fulton Parkway in Atlanta, Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>Walmart confirmed to Reuters that it was cutting its workforce at the facility and that workers were notified about the move in late August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re converting the fulfillment center on Fulton Parkway to support our growing WFS (Walmart Fulfillment Services) business,\u201d Scott Pope, a spokesperson for Walmart, said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of the conversion, the facility\u2019s infrastructure, operational resources, processes, staffing requirements and equipment are being adjusted to meet the building\u2019s needs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A WARN notice is mandated by U.S. labor law and requires companies with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days\u2019 advance notification of plant closings and mass layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, the company announced it would acquire Alert Innovation, a robotics and automation firm, to help speed up deliveries and cut the number of steps taken by employees in processing orders.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta facility\u2019s conversion is part of Walmart\u2019s plan to modernize and build warehouses with a more high-tech spin to support its rapidly growing online business.<\/p>\n<p>Pope added that affected workers are being assisted with paid job searches and that some employees have been hired back at other Walmart stores and supply chain facilities.  <\/p>\n<p>The news comes just two weeks after the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer announced plans to hire 40,000 new seasonal workers, most of them in-store associates, to prepare for the busy holiday season. <\/p>\n<p>Many U.S. chains are betting that holiday shoppers will return to physical stores once again as e-commerce sales level off, and are staffing up accordingly.   <\/p>\n<p>Walmart employs more than 70,000 associates in the state of Georgia, according to its website. <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/walmart-to-lay-off\/attachment\/file-photo-a-walmart-sign-is-seen-inside-its-department\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI95147-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI95147-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) \u2013 Walmart Inc is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com. 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