[NYPOST] Walmart is laying off hundreds of workers based at e-commerce fulfillment centers in a development that could signal more trouble for the struggling US economy.Roughly 200 workers based at a facility in New Jersey will receive pink slips, a Walmart spokesperson told Rooters on Thursday.
Hundreds of additional employees were laid off at four other sites based in Fort Worth, Texas; Davenport, Florida; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Chino, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,.
"We recently adjusted staffing levels at our [fulfillment centers] in select markets to better prepare for the future needs of customers," Walmart said in a statement.
"This decision was not made lightly, and we’re working closely with affected associates to help them understand what career options may be available at other Walmart locations," the statement added.
The Walmart spokesperson said the cuts were necessary as the company reduced or eliminated evening and weekend shifts at the impacted facilities. The employees will be paid for 90 days as Walmart attempts to place them in jobs at other locations.
The culling occurred following years of major investment in automation technology as Walmart looks to streamline its e-commerce order fulfillment operations — though the company spokesperson declined the layoffs were related to that push.
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