Walmart layoffs today: Tech-related jobs get cut as retail giant consolidates product and design operations

Retail giant Walmart Inc has confirmed that it will eliminate some jobs. However, the affected positions will not impact the company’s retail staff, which makes up the overwhelming majority of its 1.6 million-strong U.S. workforce. Here’s what you need to know about Walmart’s latest round of layoffs. What’s happened? On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Walmart would lay off or relocate around 1,000 members of its corporate workforce, citing people familiar with the situation....