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Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives on Friday reassured workers they remained integral to the company's success as they highlighted investments in online sales and other technology to compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc.
Wal-Mart is successfully using e-commerce to boost sales but does not want to alienate workers who have helped drive gains with improved customer service and higher morale following a rise in base pay to $10 an hour.
"We will compete with technology, but win with people," Chief Executive Doug McMillon said at Wal-Mart's annual shareholder meeting where all the company's board member nominations were approved. "We will be people-led and tech-empowered."
originally posted by: seasonal
www.reuters.com...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives on Friday reassured workers they remained integral to the company's success as they highlighted investments in online sales and other technology to compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc.
Wal-Mart is successfully using e-commerce to boost sales but does not want to alienate workers who have helped drive gains with improved customer service and higher morale following a rise in base pay to $10 an hour.
"We will compete with technology, but win with people," Chief Executive Doug McMillon said at Wal-Mart's annual shareholder meeting where all the company's board member nominations were approved. "We will be people-led and tech-empowered."
OK, the Chief Exec is telling the rank and file that they integral part of the companies success. Of course keeping the workers happy is the way to improve customer service and and keep high moral after an increase in pay to $10.00. The e-commerce is what is causing the possibility of alienating the workers.
So how important are these workers to the Walmart system?
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: seasonal
10 bucks an hour (before taxes) ain't squat.
Then find a better paying job or start a business.
originally posted by: napayshni57
a reply to: Metallicus
I guess you've forgotten but Walmart increased wages then turned around and cut hours in half on their employees that are not full time. Most Walmart employees are not full time. In reality they pay more an hour but have less employees on the time clock so Walmart came out on top. Not to mention raises. Walmart use to have merit raises. The better worker the more skilled they got a bigger raise. Walmart now gives 20 cent raises. Again in the long run the employees lost out. That raise to 10 sounded good didn't it?