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October 5, 2015

Wal-Mart cuts jobs at HQ

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart laid off 450 workers at its headquarters Friday as the world's largest retailer attempts to become more nimble so that it can better compete with the likes of Amazon.com.

There are more than 18,000 people who work at the headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, a close knit community in Northwest Arkansas. The cuts were across all areas, from finance to global e-commerce. The company says that the employees were spoken with individually early on Friday.


 
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