Layoffs expected to occur at Walmart while the company simultaneously raises its minimum wage
Recently, Walmart announced its plans to lay off thousands of warehouse workers across the US as it prepares for a tough financial year. However, simultaneously, Walmart also plans to raise the minimum wage for the company as it tries to retain workers amidst a tight labor market in lower-wage industries. The layoffs at Walmart are much smaller in scale compared to the cuts other online retailers like Amazon have been making.
See "Layoffs expected to occur at Walmart while the company simultaneously raises its minimum wage", Jordan Valinsky , CNN Business, April 4, 2023