Originally posted by fleabit
Meh.. I don't know about layoffs, but the store improvements are being done in many Walmarts. And it's not to reduce inventory, that's ridiculous. There is now MORE stuff at my local Walmart, after their store rearranging. Especially more electronics, they now carry a full line of HD sets, where they did not before. There is just as much food (or more), as well as clothing, camping gear, and so on.

So no... I don't see it. What proof can you provide that they are reducing their stock other than supposition?

Good.

As I do not want Wal mart to start laying off.

Maybe this is just rumor not fact.

I hope this is just rumor too, but new construction doesn't mean they are well off financially. I remember an article that was posted here a while back about how Wal-mart had already allocated funds to upgrade stories around the country and they decision was made 18 months before this article was posted.

Also, just because Wal-Mart lays people off doesn't mean it is going into Chap. 11, it just means they are cutting their overhead to meat their profit goals for their shareholders.

Originally posted by fleabit
Meh.. I don't know about layoffs, but the store improvements are being done in many Walmarts. And it's not to reduce inventory, that's ridiculous. There is now MORE stuff at my local Walmart, after their store rearranging. Especially more electronics, they now carry a full line of HD sets, where they did not before. There is just as much food (or more), as well as clothing, camping gear, and so on.

So no... I don't see it. What proof can you provide that they are reducing their stock other than supposition?

The isles are being made "cleaner" by reducing stock. They are removing items from the main isles. They have removed items between the registers and apparel and in other areas of the store. They are targeting the sales of items that have the best performance for them. Talk to the vendors about how their back stock has been removed and about the reduction in their display areas. The reason you "see" anything is because you see what they want you to see. The fact you now think you have more options and that the store is making "improvements" only reaffirms that the way they marketed the new wider cleaner isles is working to convince people like you that its an improvement! You think you have more of a selection? Welcome to wal-mart......

Originally posted by fleabit
Meh.. I don't know about layoffs, but the store improvements are being done in many Walmarts. And it's not to reduce inventory, that's ridiculous. There is now MORE stuff at my local Walmart, after their store rearranging. Especially more electronics, they now carry a full line of HD sets, where they did not before. There is just as much food (or more), as well as clothing, camping gear, and so on.

Based on my local Wal-Mart, I disagree. They closed it for a year and reopened it this November. This was not a supercenter before and the store was only expanded ever so slightly. Now, the majority of the store is groceries and all the other departments are noticeably smaller (or eliminated, like the fabrics and crafts section). The clothing sections are only a few isles each, where as before the remodel, they had huge departments. The electronics department looked "bigger", but everything is just more spread out. They definitely cut back on non-food items greatly. Same thing with the (non-super)Target near me. Toys, automotive/home improvement, and sporting goods were cut back when they installed rows of freezers and added some fresh produce.

I work at Walmart and have seen none of this. We have three new temp/seasonal workers in Electronics, two of whom have already been asked to stay permanently.

Good evening, your suspicions are correct. Walmart is either laying off, cuttting hours of non essentiasl sales people, and terminating staff the least of indiscretions... like returning from break 1-2 minutes late. One sales person was on break, waiting in line to purchase a salad. The line was taking long and with the end of lunch approaching, the staffer ate a portion in line... paid for it, and went to the break room to finish lunch. upon arrival, he was promptly terminated for eating unpaid for product.
UPS is slower than usual, my nephew is a seasonal helper on call and they aren't calling.
Lastly, one of my customers(I am a wholesale vendor), and her gitrlfriends went to a regional outlet mall popular at Xmas time and at first thought it was closed,... so few cars were there.
Foloow your gut,... things are not getting better.

I WORK AT wal mart and its real bad place to work you cant talk about the union and if you do you get a warning for if talk about it and you cant 1min over time or they will askcutit on your break and alot stuff on like if someone calloff you do there job for the day sucks but ihave job

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