In recent weeks, Walmart and Chewy are taking drastic measures to rapidly deploy their automated warehouses.
Walmart has laid off well over 3,000 warehouse workers in recent weeks — including around 950 jobs in California, 1,000 in Texas, 600 in Pennsylvania, 400 in Florida and 200 in New Jersey, according to filings to Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification. Walmart conducted these layoffs around the same time it confirmed its plans to invest more in automated warehouses. Chewy , meanwhile, is advancing its automation initiatives by closing down two of its fulfillment centers, and while it gave workers the option to transfer […]
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