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Walmart

catter70 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:54:22 GMT

According to my local paper, Walmart will be cutting 600 jobs from their Bethlehem, Pa. distribution center due to reduction or elimination of evening and weekend shifts.This will take effect June 2. Other locations also impacted.

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luvmyteddy4 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:15:23 GMT

Their online shopping for groceries and other items have been extra great the last year or so, I hope that doesn't change.

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Sooner — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:20:09 GMT

The pickup and delivery business at Walmart has been quite busy here. I would suspect they are putting more emphasis on that now, hence not so much on restocking over night maybe.

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RollTide2008 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:23:53 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
The pickup and delivery business at Walmart has been quite busy here. I would suspect they are putting more emphasis on that now, hence not so much on restocking over night maybe.

This is the distribution center, not the stores. It says 600 jobs, but doesn't mention how many people are impacted. It's unlikley they were fully staffed. In which case, part of the 600 jobs elminated weren't filled anyway. According to what I read, many of the impacted people will be relocated other locations. Severance and job placement services are being offered.

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ECBG — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:09:22 GMT

This news comes as a surprise since many people buy from Walmart which would have come from a distribution center.

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luvmyteddy4 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:12:02 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
This news comes as a surprise since many people buy from Walmart which would have come from a distribution center.

There are many items I buy that get delivered from the stores the next day. I would miss that.

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ECBG — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:15:02 GMT

@luvmyteddy4 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
This news comes as a surprise since many people buy from Walmart which would have come from a distribution center.
There are many items I buy that get delivered from the stores the next day. I would miss that.

@luvmyteddy4

I do as well. They don't carry the big bottle of Cheer with color guard on the shelves. I have to order that and big bottles of Woolite Dark wash.

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luvmyteddy4 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:20:31 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@luvmyteddy4 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
This news comes as a surprise since many people buy from Walmart which would have come from a distribution center.
There are many items I buy that get delivered from the stores the next day. I would miss that. In fact they sent me the plastic hanger and the clothes yesterday. lol
@luvmyteddy4

I do as well. They don't carry the big bottle of Cheer with color guard on the shelves. I have to order that and big bottles of Woolite Dark wash.

Yes I meant the distribution centers. I buy tons of cat food/litter that doesn't come from the grocery stores. I also buy lots of clothes that come the same way and next day.

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Sooner — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:30:22 GMT

As it gets harder to get people to work not, jobs get automated too. That possibly is a big factor.

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:36:39 GMT

And for every die hard shopper here there are 10 more that have reduced their budgets to necessities only.

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Trailrun23 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:02:06 GMT

I hope they shut down. I despise Walmart. That company has hurt so many small businesses and forced them to close in almost every area where they open. They roll in and take over acres of land for huge parking lots that they never maintain and attract crime and panhandling. That is my personal observation and experience. Their prices for groceries has risen above those in other grocery stores since the pandemic. I haven't been inside a WM in almost a year now....too dangerous and the quality of fresh food is terrible. A few things I do like there and can't get elsewhere I only order online.j

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RespectLife — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:15:50 GMT

Gee, ALL the Walmarts by us are well-maintained, cleaned, plowed etc.

Never had a panhandler, ever. Well light and plenty of staff.

I used to shop mostly Wegmans, but Walmart grocery prices are WAY WAY less.

My other choice is Tops Friendly Mkts and they are the highest price of them all.

I use the curbside and am in and out in less than 4 mins.

What stores do you have that are pricing way less than Walmart?

@Trailrun23

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:35:35 GMT

Perhaps some of these jobs were people hired before Christmas to accomodate the holiday season.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:39:30 GMT

They also had 200 Corporate layoffs.

DH said ours has 1 cashier with the rest self check?

Wal-Mart should be offering large discount when you get finished doing their job for them? They are no longer paying cashiers? I have not been in there for years.

I will only go to Wal-Mart Market.

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Trailrun23 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:00:09 GMT

We don't have Wegmans or Tops in my area. I shop mostly Kroger for basics now and Sprouts for all produce. Costco for many things like paper and cleaning products. We have Central Market but they are over-the-top on prices....$4.99 lb for onions? They also own HEB but the only one around our part of the state is a road trip. Wish I could get everything in one trip at one place...but that just doesn't seem to be an option anymore.

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Trailrun23 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:06:22 GMT

We had a Walmart Neighborhood Market until ten years ago. It was ancient in a sketchy area, but I and many of my friends shopped there..it was small and well-kept and you didn't have to walk half a mile back and forth through the store to get everything. It was a quick in and out; they tore it down when they built a huge WM up the street from it. We all miss it. Not only are stores lacking employees, the ones they do have are disinterested and not helpful. I asked for help a few times when I shopped there and the person didn't understand what I was asking. I had to pull up the picture of it on my phone and showed it to them...they didn't know what it was. Yikes.

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SandySparkles — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:20:24 GMT

I really like Walmart, and enjoy the benefits of W+. Hopefully, our local mart is not on the chopping block.😐 My heart goes out to any employee adversely affected by this reduction.❤

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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RespectLife — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:11:48 GMT

@Trailrun23 wrote:
We don't have Wegmans or Tops in my area. I shop mostly Kroger for basics now and Sprouts for all produce. Costco for many things like paper and cleaning products. We have Central Market but they are over-the-top on prices....$4.99 lb for onions? They also own HEB but the only one around our part of the state is a road trip. Wish I could get everything in one trip at one place...but that just doesn't seem to be an option anymore.

Oh dear!

No Krogers here....no Costco either!

No Meijer, No Jewel, No Piggly Wiggly!

Wally is def my best priced option!

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RespectLife — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:12:54 GMT

@Nightowlz

I prefer self check out and use it any where that has it!